This is a very small pot that to me, appears to be marble but I am not an expert on such things. I am wondering if it is something else other...
This is a beautiful little Cloisonne box which I believe was a snuff box. It does not have a screw-on lid but it does tighten when turned a...
This photo might be a little clearer[ATTACH]
Thanks Ownedbybear and Debora. This one seems much smaller that the photos though.
Thanks for the replies to wiscbirddog Christmasjoy Bronwen I have posted 2 photos of the bottom. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This is such a cute little bird. It is 1 5/8" tall and is carved from some type of bone or horn. There is some scrimshaw around the head and...
I am guessing this would be a compact as there is a mirror inside but maybe used for something else. The box is made from a heavy paper material...
This is one of those pieces that I thought might be authentic. Just not sure what it is. I think my Mom was told it is a necklace adornment of...
My Mom bought this from a dealer that labeled it as a spindle whorl from the Chibcha tribe near Bogota, Colombia. It is supposedly 100BC -...
My Mom collected all kinds of small things including a number of pieces that she was calling Pre-Columbian. I will be posting a number of other...
Thanks David. I had not heard of that process before. Learning more every day!
Thank you Bronwen & SBSVC for weighing in! It would be a little thick for a bookmark, it would seem, but that makes sense as well. I think I...
Hollyblue, you are amazing! I guess I could have figured a hair clip. Any thoughts on age or if it is really silver?
My Mom seemed to think this was something special. It looks like it could be silver but there are no markings of any kind. It is not magnetic. I...
Thanks Bronwen and clutteredcloset49. He definitely is not pewter. I have to work on my camera settings as it tends to sometime wash out the color.
Thanks Hollyblue, a gaming piece could certainly make sense.
No marks on the bottom or anywhere else.
I have the very small bronze soldier figure. I believe he is a Viking but not sure. I found a few on the net that were similar but just curious...
Thank you Any Jewelry and evelyb30 for the comments. I did expect it to be silver and thought it might be for holy water but it would not hold...
I have this rather large cross shaped bottle that is intended to hang on a chain. Not sure what it would have been used for. I thought it might...
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