There is an aurora borealis finish on the facetted beads. That came into use in costume jewelry after 1957, so it's at least vintage.
I love the Galle vase. It unfortunately might be a repro. I have seen quite a few very nice copies through the years.
I agree with @evelyb30. Here in the usa, a lot of these type of bone bead pieces show up in the thrift stores. I work at one so I can speak from...
I immediately thought of vintage Renoir copper jewelry. The pic with the brushes attached looks like a brooch they could have made.
Sadly, same for me. I have a couple ones that have a special meaning to me. The other 300 plus I donated. Don't even get me started on my LLadro...
I have seen the garnet ones as well as turquoise and pink quartz.
still beautiful btw :shame:
It's very much in the stye of Miriam Haskell jewelry. The gold stamped back piece look very much like what was used on her pieces. The style was...
The Viewmaster sells for around $25 or so online. You can look up the different reels to see their value. Certain topics are more deisreable...
I cannot find this mark that is on this white bisque figure of Venus after the bath. There are also two impressed numbers along the edge. I...
oh damn, that makes me sad. I'm curious why someone would remove the base?? I'll never know...
Thats the one close example I was talking about.
I have tried to find out about this bronze by Gorham. It's about 6 inches high and 5 inches wide. It looks like there might have been a base at...
yup, I have one of these hiding somewhere in the chaos!
If you are an iphone user, you can tap the back of the phone 3x rapidly and it will bring up the magnifier app. I use it a lot to zoom in on...
After doing a search on the maker, I saw a two handle urn with what appears to the the same mark as mine, MG according to this auction A Plateria...
If only mine had the provenance like that one!
5 1/2 inches in diameter. Has a hammered pattern and a heraldic shield. 3 marks on the interior. Hopefully someone can decipher the marks and...
Sorry for the delay in getting back to everyone. Time just gets away so quickly anymore. Here is a close up of one of the pins. Each removable...
The pins protrude from the bottom of the cups to stabilize them and keep them from turning. I will have to get a photo better photo later when I...
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