Pauline is Pauline Bonaparte from the famous Venus Victrix statue by Canova! I've always loved that sculpture. Pauline was quite spicy about it...
Gotta watch for the fliers! Glasses or safety glasses/goggles are recommended. :blackeye:
Yep, all this is good. And maybe the owner was well-set where that amount of money wasn't life changing for them. I also like it when a...
I stopped eating it years ago....it was so sugary and unpleasant. :yuck: I get bakery bread with proper ingredients, or I make my own.
Link.....? :confused: It's pretty easy to disassemble these frames and then put them back together if you want to check the back. Pull all the...
Hmm...being mostly dry is good, but is it not a concern that you leave residue from the bread behind? I guess I'm thinking crumbs and such promote...
Gold fill is certainly a better mount than gold tone, which means you're likely to see a carved piece, or nice glass, and not plastic. That's what...
Definitely the type of cameo mounted is a good indication of how fancy the frame or chain might be. My other tort prendant was probably on a...
What did you do to try cleaning the nicotine?
That would apply to pretty much all the materials used....even the plastics at this point. :playful:
Here's a little collection of a type of cameo that I hadn't seen us discuss before, and one that I hadn't come across until I got one... Antique...
I look up stuff but it's a very low number of items, per trip because I'm pretty good at knowing what's worth picking up at this point. I have a...
While out of town I went out to a few thrifts with a relative. Thankfully for my luggage, I only found this very pretty orb ashtray which the 'net...
Congrats! It's so satisfying to fix something.
I know very little about these but I do know beauty. Those are really lovely and a great find!
Agreed on the street artist assessment. This type of sketch does not take long, especially if you do portraits everyday as your profession.
Someone got rid of Grandma's wedding set! Mid century...I have a very similar one from my grandmother.
I hope y'all don't mind me sayin'...but I love your jugs. :D Handworked clay is just so appealing.
......same. :D
I thought bloodstone too but the texture seems off...? Sometimes it's hard to get an accurate color in photos with a yellow/orange background. Is...
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