Guessing it got that scratched by being on a man's pinkie. Clue the non-expert in: what is so distinctive about this ring?
Without checking Bible citation given on card, think this refers to the story of Tobias and the Angel....
So a circumference of around 5.5". As a bracelet style, it wouldn't really suit a girl who was still growing. It is small for a grown woman of...
I think it started life as a napkin ring & 'T' is the initial of a family member's first name. Without any measurements given, hard to know how...
It's WWII era (clue is that only pin stem is metal). Hard to know with all that paint, but by this time there were other polymers available, not...
Think 'the boy in buttons'. Noun. boy in buttons (plural boys in buttons) (historical) A young male servant in livery; a page. Believe that's...
I think the earring themselves could well be 60s & the clutches later. Can see why you would need the support for the earlobe these clutches...
Are the elephants solid or hollow?
The disk they stand on appears to be Celluloid or similar. Is the whole piece fairly light in weight?
I don't see a grasshopper/locust, just a patch where someone made a vigorous effort at determining the nature of the metal. On my screen that...
It is the rare Egyptian-made scarab that does not have either a drill hole right through the entire length, for stringing as a bead, or drill...
I don't recall hashing out something like this. Are the cords metallic thread or wire?
I copied it from an Egyptian government site, so feel free to copy from me. There is one other error I did not catch: the dates for E should be...
"BRITAIN", globe, laurel wreath, heart on open hand, in the form of a medal. Feels like a celebration of British aid globally or badge for...
The one legible bit looks like an Egyptian date letter: [ATTACH]
Without checking my facts, think the last 2 states were added in 1959, so there's your window.
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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Ceramic with various paint jobs.
Thank goodness no one except the auctioneer was fooled by this & the lot was passed:...
Tourmaline certainly comes in this color. However, think it is more likely the stones are corundum, somewhere on the spectrum between pink...
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