No, they like the carved shell cameos :)
What does the bottom look like?
I heard something encouraging yesterday! I stopped in a friends vintage store and noticed she had 8 or 10 cameos, a lot for her. We were talking...
Great polishing job Mr Nate :)
I had a similar type reprint years ago. The wood blocks still exist and they are used to reprint the image. These reprints have some value, just...
Not quite antique, you need to wait another 11 years or so to call it that ;)
Wet should be no problem, but do not scrub it!
I like it!
OK, I give up, I don’t see anything!
So they are probably fresh water pearls. Do I se a clasp at the top of your first photo? If so you have a 4 strand fresh water pearl necklace.
Run them across your front teeth, do you feel grit? Are they smooth? Real pearls will feel slightly gritty. If they are real my guess would be...
It must be Italian!
I'm with you! If I need a nice dress for a function I go to my friend's vintage clothing shop and head straight to the 1950s section ;)
Maybe @Asian Fever can help with the marks?
I see these all the time at sales being sold as Victorian :shifty:
I use warm soapy water using my regular dish soap. Dawn is a grease cutter, good to use if your piece is greasy.
This was in a booth at an antique show I did last year :cool: [ATTACH]
You probably know that not being attracted to a magnet is not a test for gold, all it tells you is there is no iron or steel in the piece. It is...
Yes, the range for glass is well below quartz: [ATTACH] The thing I have serious trouble with is IDing CZs. I have known examples that test as...
KSW, you are most welcome. I have tested quite a few pieces for this and other boards but I can see the international postage would be a bit much....
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