Hi, Thank you for showing the Danish Thorvaldsen pieces. I have two porcelain plaques showing day and night of his. I bought them in 1964 in...
Hi, Never ever seen blue bubbles fizz. Might have it been dyed before? greg
Hi, Made me very hungry. 30 years ago a Japanese friend came to visit. He took us to a Mongolian restaurant in Chinatown, so small no signage. A...
Hi, Really nice writing box with hidden compartment. Do not think it was a ships captains box. That brass would have been destroyed by the sea...
Hi Mansons, I must say that was the only nasty thing she ever did to me except that she NEVER remarried so she collected support from me until I...
Hi Mansons, You have reminded me of something with your comment on upbringing. When I graduated from high school in the 1954 a distant relative...
Hi, The only way I know if things are marble or alabaster is the tiny mark test. On the bottom make a tiny shallow scratch put a drop of white...
Hi, I thought Turkey when I saw the crescent moons on top of some of the buildings. greg
Hi, My grandmother had an oak"Renaissance Revival" rocking chair covered with MOP all over the back and supports. While I was at college my...
Hi, Looks like a nice candle stand might be used for a plant stand. Circa 1880 greg
Hi, Looks like your item was in a man toilet kit. Strapped in keep it from moving around. Probably had a nice cologne in it. greg
Hi, Another way to tell is with magnification is to see if the facet lines are sharp or slightly rounded. Sharp means cut real stone slightly...
Hi, Not bragging but I have done that for the last 40 years. I write in pencil since ink can fade over time. A bigger job was the church in...
Hi, Looks like a Turkish one to me. greg
Hi, When I was a kid we had a huge barn. It was the best place to play and dream especially when raining. When I was 8 or 9 it was decided to...
Hi, A quick synopsis. Lived in a second floor brown stone in Brooklyn 12 ft ceilings, two fireplaces a study etc. Moved into a small 450 sq ft...
Hi Sarah, Nice chair. Is the medallion on the chair a real Wedgwood piece or a "look a like"? greg
Hi, Here in Jersey I remember selling these tables for 300 to 500 in the 1980s. I saw one last year in a store marked 75 and a few months later...
Hi, Chinese and new. Agree with Ownedbybear. greg
Hi Any Jewelry, Thanks for the information. Now that I look at backs of Charlie's tiles they do look newer. I never had any that made a...
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