Oh yes it did - big time!
First lesson, Novice Learner: Silver has to be 925 or better to qualify as sterling.
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Yeah, well, if they're going to set themselves up as arbiters of whether an item is as described or not, without having the expertise to make a...
And the cat would soon find a way to knock it over! :joyful:
I only scouted around enough to find one specimen of Henry Andrew's signature; this one is not a good match. :(
My primary concern as well, but also educational for a seller who moves a lot of stuff & may encounter one of these again someday. Since sellers...
Shelley Barnes is written in on Feb. 21, but note says birth date Feb. 12. Dyslexic? Or just preferred that quote? Suspect entries are a mix of...
So they are. OK, folks, what does this mean? Danno, do you have this ring in hand/on finger, or is it something you are considering buying?
Second thought, maybe Mongolian? [IMG]
The mounted archer has a Persian look, but the writing is definitely not Arabic. (I know, Farsi, but uses Arabic characters.) Maybe a theme from...
I don't mind when it is clear a seller is doing their best & admits they are not sure. It is when incorrect descriptions are given with an air of...
Welcome Jim. The characters look to me to be for one of the languages of India, Indonesia, etc., rather than Chinese, Japanese or Arabic. @Any...
Yeah, I don't do meek all that well. :smug:
OK, did the deed. Is this meek & polite enough? Are you confident the cameo is hardstone? The one in the pic attached is glass, probably...
I have no intention of bidding, so no personal stake in it, other than the damage fakes do to the value of the genuine pieces they mimic, hence...
I don't care that much if they question my judgment. I just chuckle to myself in the knowledge that curators at the Met, the V@A, & the British...
Mousuroboros?
I only sometimes police my highly-specialized little sliver of it. As primarily a collector/buyer, my sympathies tend to lie the other way. I...
As I was spinning my thread, it occurred to me I could send them a message with the pic of the glass one attached & ask if they were confident...
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