Thanks Bear.Gros Point is one size larger than Petit Point ?
Can anyone help date & possibly theorize as to where this purse piece was made ? It's roughly 5" by 7" and is sewn on a piece of tissue.Gracious...
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My own ignorance is what scares me most !
Dude needs to move from Jersey to Gilead.I'm an old white guy and these guys grate on me-some folks are just born pric**,or like some sweet baby...
Dessert-Thanks for the help.I thought I made-up the term 'fish hook earrings'-maybe I'm not as dumb as I thought (but probably so). A lot of...
IvaPan-I know less than nothing compared to our experts abt Jewelry,but-if You want to make money in the Collectibles & Antique biz (and not sell...
-excuse my ignorance,what's a 'dormeuses' ?
Boland-Excellent find.Are there any other manufacturers marks on the piece ? Can't find many (any ?) Smith's Sectric figural lighthouses-but I'm...
Maybe the elaborate hook was to keep the earing from getting pulled/yanked out in a violent sea,and the cross-well a tiny wooden boat in a great...
Yes Bronwen-'Poissarde earrings',there's a couple pairs on Etsy right now.Mon Dieu-quick identification.Many online are listed as 'Georgian'....
Stored in a Flak Tower-why not underground ? Hey,I didn't live thru the horror of WWII,just wish there would have been a tunnel available.
Good strategy-sounds like a kinder,gentler way to treasure hunt.You're right,if it's still there-it was waiting just for you.After all these...
Bulldog-Dad's Santa Rosa CA house went from 8K to about 950 (in SF it would be 2-4 Mil). Baker-I guess lots of small towns had souvenir ruby glasses.
Bluumz- Your copper one's really beautiful,'found at a Midwestern Estate Sale' (like this version a lot-Arts & Crafts/Deco vibe). Are Estate...
Nice find Bulldog-A trailer might cost you a million in California,but as far as picking I sure found some good cheap stuff down there.25 cents...
Quick question (hopefully not pouncing into the middle of some ancient thread again !)-Why did You think this is from the first inaugural Pier1...
This Laurana has similar base carving as Robski's.[ATTACH]
-kind of made me gasp when I first saw it.The Laurana Aragon Bust seems to be an archetype that was admired and copied by generations of...
Here is another bust by Francesco Laurana,late 1400's ,who did the original Aragon Bust.Every bit as sublime as the realist busts of the Roman...
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