Totally illegal in the US. to sell interstate or internationally. Individual states can have own laws concerning intrastate sales.
DBinSV: If I end up spending a chunk of change I really shouldn't, it's going to be ALL YOUR FAULT! Checking eBay for 'victorian garnet knot...
Unless during repairs the jeweller reversed the sides of the hinge & clasp, this is right side up: [ATTACH] Pins are mounted for the convenience...
See there is a band on the other side, but different spot & out of sight. Do think these are repairs.
A Google search for 'Victorian knot brooch' was the most successful at producing similar pieces. Many are described as gold. [IMG]
Guess inside every fat bee is a thin one waiting to get out.
There's probably some other term, but I call this 'tubular' construction & see it used often in cameo settings. This is actually the first time I...
In their hearts, aren't they all? :cat:
The bee trap I imagine uses sugar water to attract & drown them (flies too) & then you pour them out. Once had a weird episode when a big fat...
Bronwen is sorry to say she has had much too much experience with what attracts & traps creepy crawlies. Things like this are probably more...
Crossed paths while I edited my message.
Generically, a bar brooch. Were worn at the collar of the blouse, keeping it tightly closed. In photo stone looks more like amethyst; is it more...
What are the dimensions, handle & tines?
The stones in the bug look black in the photos, but since they have been set to allow light through, am guessing they are colored. Dark red?...
Anything that can crawl up glass could get out again, but not all insects have this ability.
The Jewelry Forum on this board would have been more 'appropriate' than metal ware, but, as you see, it doesn't much matter. The right people &...
I don't know what this is, but with something alluring inside, it would make an excellent trap for cockroaches!
The delicacy & short length say lady's watch to me. I have my grandmother's little pocket watch. I also have the fob seal with her first initial...
Have seen a lot of older Italian silver jewellery made like this, always 800 silver. Not overly convinced this is either, just a thought.
Entomology 101: Spiders have 8 legs. Fob critter has only 6; an insect, not an arachnid.
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