My avatar is a cameo ring. Think you might mean an intaglio ring? Here's one of those, although it is so massive, I think it was made over from...
The amount of grunge caught around the edges underneath the stone is certainly consistent with its having been in place a good long time, as are...
The edges of the stone are remarkably unblemished for the condition of the shank. Not sure if this means anything, such as a replacement, or not....
Then I'm gonna go with sautoir until @kyratango corrects me. :)
The mark on the brooch at Britton's is the same mark, but surely S. Ward & Sons would be SW&S, not W&Ss?
How long? Sort of in the sautoir family, I think, but others will know better.
Yes, exactly that, dolls' tea party set. Completely forgot until now that as a child I had a whole little boxed set someone gave me. Made in...
Define your terms. Not an antique, i.e., not at least 100 years old. At the very latest, despite the archeological revival style bail. Suspect...
Hypnos represents Sleep & is brother to Thanatos, Death. The decorative border is a ring of poppy heads, source of the soporific opium. This is...
Can't wait to see some of your gizmos. :shame:
They turn up sometimes boxed, like men's dress studs or any other fine jewelry.
I would think Victorian & European, from the days when you bought a button set separately & moved them from one garment to another. For a vest?...
Sometimes it's a handy trick, such as when trying to compile reference material, or keeping records of your own purchases. Or pasting pix to...
Poorly carved, probably 1950s, common type, shell & 800 silver virtually no value in themselves, small. Most that can be said of it is that it...
Photos on RL are protected from copying in that way. Place the cursor off to a side of the page, not over an image, & right click. Select View...
Welcome MrsK. Debora's suggestion that you look at listings, particularly completed ones, is the best way to get an idea of current value. I'll...
Very 50s - early 60s. Monofilament, so probably glass, not crystal.
I only do cameos. Would not advise anyone to buy this one at any price, either to own or to sell.
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The one on eBay looks to me like the 3 'stems' are poppy heads, not Jewish stars (assuming that's why people are describing it as Jewish tribal)....
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