Hi @ola402 I'm flattered, and happy to offer my assessment of the photo. I'll start by saying you are right to look at this type of listing and...
Funny you should mention this. I was curious about the potential value of the piece at auction, and I found a UK auction house with a good...
Hey Frank, those are the only marks. I can certainly understand the concern with purchases of these types of items, and it always feels great when...
Good advice, I’m extra cautious until I’ve left a store. I’m always fearful another customer waiting in line will try to strike up a conversation...
Thank you Stracci, The tray is 19 3/4" Long by 13 1/2" Wide
That’s a very helpful explanation. I was searching online and struggling to find comparable pieces from Saudi Arabia. I personally feel it’s...
Thank you, and I do agree lately it’s been amazing.
I agree! It doesn't matter how many times I find treasure, I'm always pinching myself when it happens again!
As promised, my favorite part, the polished photos! Thank you very much @Ownedbybear for confirming the country and time period, that is very...
I'm not sure yet, but I recall when I had the Indian Teaset from last year we were talking about the significance of Peacocks in Hinduism...I'll...
Almost three pounds ;) Oooh Libya, I hadn't considered that yet!
Good Afternoon Everyone! This was quite an unexpected chance for me to post today, and it certainly is one of my favorite posts in 2022 so far. I...
Thank you for both compliments @Lucille.b , I can't decide if I like the finding or the polishing more ;)
How about we call it a crystal ewer? Here's an example of another thin one:...
Thank you, when I was looking at it in the store, I remembered the previous forum discussion about these and I recognized the symbol, but I...
This one wasn't worth it's own post (in my opinion) but I went out to a store today and had the good fortune to find this little guy: [ATTACH]...
Ola, You described this perfectly. I’ll add a couple more thoughts for my specific situation. If I were visiting thrift stores JUST for silver, I...
My guess is this is the pattern number of the piece. Perhaps this would make it easy to reorder back when silver catalogs were still a thing.
As promised, here's the polished photos. I feel like these are my best silver photos so far this year of any post. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Charlie, I love your comments :) let me address a few things: #1. I have definitely been blessed to be in a part of the country with some great...
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