To some extent the Swiss watch industry started off doing knock-offs of French pieces. They did the same with gold boxes using fake French marks....
Fakes can become collectible if the quality is there.
Believe Af.
I think it is beautiful and looks like it was made for the Turkish market. I don't know about watches, but I think that those who do will need to...
That finish is also sometimes called "weeping"... weeping white in this case. Looks good for California Originals. If not, somebody copied...
I think you're on to something there, so something learned at any rate. I'll add that info to the description.
I think it's banded agate that has been through some violent geological process so that what af says is true and the dark matter is some non-agate...
Sadly, my nose ornament days have long passed.
Maybe it's a nose ornament. [IMG]
Given the caduceus shown in the one photo, I would guess that the design is based on a cast bronze pharmaceutical mortar. I think it is a...
Czapska By golly... that's a hat!
Gonna try a bump on this blast-from-the-past.
There is a 2008 Trifari ornament currently listed on eBay, but it comes with well-marked box. There's an oval metal tag on that as well though,...
Not philanthropic, but a box for The Seven Sutherland Sisters Hair Fertilizer that I sold on eBay later appeared in an 2006 award winning art...
3" tall. Prong set AB rhinestones. Maker's tag with crown. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
What does the flip side of the lid look like? What does the box look like from the side. What are the materials? Size? What did the RS expert say?
Don't know the date for sure... after WWII. The paper is glossy and seems to be a standard weight to me - neither notably heavier nor lighter...
I sent a copy to my sister and she printed it as a 5x7 and says it looks fine. I wonder if this might be a very early polaroid, because with...
This photograph is actually no larger than a postage stamp. My guess is that it's a contact print (the photo negative in direct contact with the...
He reminds me of Richard Kiel ("Jaws" from James Bond).
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