I always thought that Belgian art pottery is very much under-appreciated. I like the drippy glazes used, and they often were of very nice quality...
Really pretty impossible to ID a stone by the pictures, it really needs to be examined in person by a qualified jeweler before making a decision...
I picked this up at an antique show and sold it last year for $9k. I am very ignorant of militaria, but I knew enough to buy this piece! It is a...
I'm thinking more like "Fourragere". I don't think I've seen shoelaces as a decorative element... :)
I appreciate all the friendly input! The retro-style down-swept wings are an interesting and distinctive feature. The details are pretty good on...
I considered that, but the sweetheart pins I found in my searches seem to include a heart in the decoration. Of course it could still be a...
They are nice art glass beads. Bubbles are the easiest giveaway. Probably not Italian, but I more strongly feel it may be a product of the glass...
I found this pin mixed in with some nice WWII USAF wings, but it does not look like any US wings I could find out there, which makes me suspect a...
I get them at the thrift store! In the miscellaneous section they sell bags full for a couple of bucks. A few times I found that a box contained...
The stone could be anything, so just a diamond tester won't do. What if it is a white emerald? I use a Presidium Pro gem tester, but it does not...
The mark looks a little like the Silpada mark. They did a lot of pearl necklaces, but my search did not find a match.
Good thing you don't collect knives.
I guess my images are bad. The purple pieces are definitely not glass. Under magnification I can see the irregularities and inclusions, but I...
The one that bugs me is the misuse of the word "unique". From uni, or one as in "one of a kind", sellers throw the word "unique" around on...
That works! Thanks! An image of the entire piece:
Sadly the bracelet is not marked at all. A maker could have given a hint about what stone is used here. The deep purple stones have sparkly,...
Am I seeing a cat's-eye effect on the second image? If it has a cat's eye, that could change things...
From personal experience, I've found many thousands of dollars worth of unmarked gold and silver, so NEVER assume that an unmarked piece is just...
Some European gold is marked 14 CT (instead of kt) and I wonder if they were covering both bases by using the C and the K? Just a humble guess...
Wow, we've got real experts in the house! Well, I think it is pretty much proven that the piece is not real. I just had to get input, and I got...
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