Agree. More like a copy of a copy.
In this case it means the buckle was not made any earlier than that. Unless successor companies continued to use the Gray name on their products,...
It's a beauty. Looking at it, remembered something I haven't needed to know in decades: there is no key for the numeral 1, you use the lower case...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/two_claws_jewelry/5163477518 https://calisphere.org/item/174e04cf16399e9da71ae71c1b3c2b3d/ This death notice,...
Looks more like a sash buckle than a belt buckle. Scooped by Holly. It can't have been made before 1868 (as I read it), but could have been made...
Think this would fall in the category 'vintage blanket coat'.
Is this the sort of thing you mean? https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/page/8#what Search under What in the object category Insignia,...
She is clearly inspired by the original 'piano babies', which were not only decorative, they helped weigh down a piano shawl to keep it from...
What do you consider an 'authentic' cameo? This is an authentic, mass produced molded glass cameo, probably from the first half of the 20th...
Mein Schatz is my darling (man). The sweetheart has another, & this other is also male. It would need to be Meine Schatze & eine anderer for the...
See edit. Blurry as this is, I see no ampersand. [ATTACH] Is the cartouche around the letters trapezoidal?
Well, you've ticked all my boxes. Could it be E&C/F&C? Edit: No, think not.
This is similar, & set as a brooch: [ATTACH] http://www.ebay.com/itm/113497488814
I'm also inclined to think it was used in that way. Usually metal would saw through thread, not the other way around. The more I look at it, the...
Hello, Robbie. Is this the remains of a tag that was attached by string or what? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Are the marks to the left of the...
Hello, lunareagle. Could you be a bit more specific & perhaps give us an example of what you have in mind? Brooches given by or to the Crown?...
I see just the one. I know sometimes I think I have posted something, only to find I never hit the button to finalize it. I see no indication...
Molded glass cameo in base metal setting. Without a photo of the back, very difficult to guess how it was worn. As shown, could have been a...
The engraver cut the figure down into the background layer, getting a bit more relief in the figure. I look for that when trying to determine if...
Long before I ever dreamed I would be collecting cameos, I loved rocks & shells. Having some hands-on experience with the raw materials is...
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