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$80? One could spend that much at Starbuck's in a month or two and have nothing to show for it. And, as my esteemed fellow-forum member wrote...
Looks like it to my eye too. A photograph of the band would be helpful. Here's a couple genuine period ones (according to sellers) for...
It's a very becoming style. Elongates the finger. Debora
Someone would have been sad to have lost that pretty thing. Debora
Oh, yes. Of course. World-famous. We should have recognized him. So not a commission. But likely more desirable on the market because of it....
It's a fabulous (thrift shop) find. Debora
Given holes... Do you think it was meant to be hung? Debora
I know you'll let us know how they respond. Debora
Well done! So we can assume a commissioned work from the early 1900s and, if you found it in the U.S., an American (and very possibly, an...
Ha! The family's sculpture studio is still in business. Perhaps they have a helpful archivist. https://www.raffaelloromanelli.com/about-us/ Debora
He was very prolific; could be anyone. You can (roughly) date your work by the title "Professore." Romanelli received it from the Florence...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaello_Romanelli Debora
Firenze. Florence. Debora
Apparently, Certified Grocers was a retail cooperative. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified_Grocers_Midwest Debora
Did you see these? (Seller surely means "for" and not "by.") https://www.etsy.com/listing/269656113/two-green-glass-aa-bottles Debora [ATTACH]
Not sure how much information should be out there. A small, independent bottling company producing minor brands in the carbonated beverage...
Someone is sure to be along shortly, Tom, with instructions for posting photographs. And, not to worry. All new members have the same difficulty...
The seller doesn't exactly know what s/he has and is making those (wild) suppositions we so often see on online sales/auction sites. Debora
There would be legal rights involved with using the Miami Dolphins logo and, as it wasn't an official Dolphins event, he probably was not able to...
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