Oh yes, if you get it wet you have to dry it thoroughly. Damp can cause corrosion :(
Oh yea, have it tested. I’ve had silver with precious gems and gold with glass stones. You never know!
Not Art Deco, a more traditional folk design.
Old banded agate pin, nice, shame it’s damaged :(
Likes like typical studio pottery I see at craft shows, especially that blue to plum glaze.
These are the two kinds I sell at the flea market. One is for a horizontal pin stem, the other for a vertical pin stem :) [ATTACH]
Any marks on them? Are you sure they are garnets? If costume metal they could be glass, if gold they could be amethysts or rubies. The color...
I am pretty sure 1 is an adapter for wearing a pin as a necklace. You slip the pin stem through the tube and hang it from a chain from the loop.
Clowns scare me too!
Bummer!!!
Not enough hair for Farrah ;)
JMHO, but I am sorry to say it isn’t worth much, maybe 50 cents at a yard sale :(
As said above, tarnish is not patina, it is damage. Silver is meant to be polished. You need to use a gentle polish to clean it up. Do not use a...
Sounds like those collector plates so many people have bought over the years :sorry:
WAG, dragon's breath because I don't think saphiret has a blue veil like I see in your 3rd photo.
Hi Holly and welcome. Please try to shoot items like this creamer straight on from the side so we can see the shape clearly, like this: [ATTACH]
Actually, I find a lot of goodies at sales in the small houses that have been in families for generations :)
Yep, sometimes all of the above happens. I have a few friends that used to work for estate sale companies. They said it's not unheard of for...
As said above, Art Deco, not Art Nouveau :)
I started looking at the photos, came across this one and backed away! This is truly frightening :zombie: [ATTACH]
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