In the house I grew up in, built in 1956, the cook top had push buttons. I think anywhere from 40s to early 60s is a possibility.
I can’t tell you how many people come up to me at antique shows looking to sell the collector plates their parents bought as an investment! I try...
I have had the pearls made from fish scale (not husks), they are very, very convincing!
The gem tester can tell you if it is stone vs. glass I think :)
Looks like a possibility based on this showing turquoise from different mines in the US: [ATTACH] Have you googled "green turquoise" to try and...
Bookahtoo, do you know any joolies with a gem tester :)
They are all sealed in the packaging? If so there should be information on the packages so you can google and find out about them. Also check...
Hi, until you find out what the gold is and if the stones are in fact real there is no way to guess at a value. Have them take it to a good...
Bev, is it iron? Can you check it with a magnet? Sorry to be harping on this but it is a simple test to answer the question if it is or is not iron :)
And not Art Nouveau!
Getting rhinestones wet can cause the foil backing to deteriorate and lose all its reflective properties, in that case you would have dead...
These are my favorite buys form 2019. I love Victorian English pressed glass, but as you can imagine, I don't find much of it in the US, this...
A magnet will answer if it is iron :)
I agree, the design is cut (engraved), not etched. The reason it is frosted is because it was not polished after being cut.
Just run you fingers over the “cut” areas. If they are rounded over it is most likely pressed. If they are sharp it is most likely cut.
I agree with Don, do an eBay search of “Fenton opalescent hobnail” and you will see it is popular :)
What a lovely cameo, I am so glad it went to someone who gave it a bath and appreciates it!
No apologies needed, but to help we will have to wait for the shot of the marks. In the mean time, have you had the stones tested?
You have those? Where can I get one :rolleyes:
Cranberry Opalescent Hobnail, the white is not a layer of glass, they reheated the piece after it was made and parts of the glass went white :)
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