In response to @Debora's kind invitation, I am posting some images and basics about the scarf collection from my grandmother that I am passing...
My late grandmother was keeping scarves in this holder (unopened dimensions: 15" x 5.5 ") but I'm wondering whether it's originally intended...
The length of the cloth part of this piece is 85 inches (a little over 7 feet/2 meters), while the width is 62.5 inches/159 centimeters. It has...
This toy "Teddy" bear ("stuffed animal") was found among my grandmother's possessions after she passed away. It apparently belonged to either my...
Earlier this month, I posted about a donation my father made a couple of years ago to a university library, a first edition of Vasari's Lives,...
A few years ago, my elderly father donated what he considered to be the most valuable material asset in his possession to a university library....
These pieces are 3 cm. in diameter. The Russian word дарю (“daryu”), across the front, means “I give.” I don’t understand what the significance...
This majestic owl is a memorable part of my childhood, as it watched over our dining room, from its vantage point on the top glass shelf in my...
The stone in this ring belonged to my maternal grandfather. My guess, for a number of reasons, is that the portrait carved into it is that of...
Is it possible to surmise anything about the diamond (assuming it is genuine), in the ring in the photo? It is approximately 8 mm in diameter....
This is another piece (2 inches across) in the collection for which I’ve been soliciting information. Is it likely, I’m wondering, that the...
This fanciful piece was among the things my maternal grandparents took with them when they left Russia in 1916. As I prepare to pass this along...
My grandmother told me that this pin (about 2.5 inches long, the top piece about half an inch in diameter) belonged to my grandfather. It was...
My grandmother told me that this cup was a gift from an uncle. It was among the things my maternal grandparents took with them when they left...
This Japanese figurine, approximately 2.5 inches in height, is another piece in a collection of family keepsakes that I am preparing to pass along...
I am passing along to my niece and nephew a number of items that have been in the family for several generations. This antique cigarette case,...
Greetings! I appreciate Peter's invitation to introduce myself here. I became exposed to antiques at an early age, as a result of my father's...
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