Hi, Sue you made me laugh at the words '"make anything into a lamp". I bought a Federal style large 18 armed brass chandelier in the Bowery in...
Hi, Janet, thank your for the ID, It looked so familiar to me but I was drawing a blank. greg
Hi Bev, Looks German with a pipe. greg
Hi Silver, Good one. I started with "Round Up". I too am a "reader". I read everything I see. My nephews who think reading is just nonsense just...
Hi, I only had one old set which was bone and not ivory. My friends who are Chinese bought it off me to give to her parents. The are fanatical...
Hi Silver, I would have traded wallpaper with you in a flash. My kitchen had black background with vertical rows of corn on cob, tomatoes and...
Hi, I agree with Vitry, all the stuff in my apartment fire looked like that. Got no fire or water damage but everything looked smoked like that....
Hi, Well, it must have been some sort of "antiquing" glaze to give some age. greg
Hi Logan09, Congratulations. greg
Hi Terry, I use straight alcohol to remove nicotine from glass and mirrors. greg
Hi, My absolutely favorite was the eagle from the great seal of the US covered with marcasites. It was so bright they looked like diamonds. I...
Hi Johnny, Hell it is 2014 and I still wear small marcasite pins in the lapel of my sport jackets. People are always coming over to me to see...
Hi, I would wear it IF it had marcasites on the wings and dress hem.:rolleyes: greg
Hi Johnny, Looks new to me too but thank goodness it is not marked with those horrible Galle marks. I am a sucker for red and white so I would...
Hi, You need to use a gem tester. Crystal is quartz, glass is glass. I was always told to look at the edges (planes) with a 30X loupe. If it has...
Hi, A few years back I had a buyer return a vase which he said was broken. He would not take a photo and wanted to return the vase. I agreed but...
Hi Vitry, :D:D:D:D:D:D:D greg
Hi Bakersgma, Not blueberries but grapes. I would display it with a little sign 200 yrs old.:rolleyes: greg
Hi Vitry, It still is a nice piece. I am a sucker for those pieces. greg
[ATTACH] Hi, The Italian thing was never topped by the lamp/music box that had diagonial strings that had mineral oil dripping down while it...
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