Yes, these are facets cut into the metal, not stones. I tried to take a focused picture but I see it's time to learn to use a real camera and take...
Yes, it does seem so. And no, I use mine as a salad bowl :)
Thanks. I couldn't find anything with this fine reeding and bell shape but the algorithm has its own ways.
Thank you! I agree, it's an amazing site with a wonderful group of experts and I've learned here more than anywhere else. About the "cheap mass...
Unfortunately, it was divided into several strands, so I have no way of knowing.
I will, thank you. It needs fixing and restringing anyway. Is platinum jewellery ever marked?
I'm on a quest to identify everything I own and learn as much as I can. This pearl strand is a family heirloom, supposedly from a duchess...
I bought this large reeded blue glass bowl. The bottom is smooth so I assume it's not blown. What else should I be looking at? How do I tell...
There's something there. It's not any mark I can recognize though. I don't own a macro lense so I wing it with the loupe - hope you can see...
I assume this cute vase isn't an antique, but my Chinese mark reading skills are on the weak side so any info would be much appreciated. [ATTACH]...
The catch has a locking mechanism so it stays closed even in an upright position. Regarding the frame being a later addition, this means the pin...
I don't see that any one has answered - it's a Jewish prayer book. Late 19th or early 20th century from what I can see. It's a shame the title...
The truth is that the links being base metal is a guess. They show some darkening at soldering spots, which I thought may indicate another metal,...
What have I thrifted? I got it for the hefty sum of $3 at a yard sale. It's marked 585 and GJ. The besel is gold and the link frame base metal. Is...
You're right; I wrote mallet but meant gavel.
I think I IDd the congregation - it's "B'nai Israel Anshe Ungarn" (Sons of Israel, people of Hungary) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Ungarn being the...
Thank you for the compliment. I actually work for a wonderful heritage preservation project in which we register and create an online presence of...
That's definitely a solid direction. I'll try and find similar contemporaries. Polish or Russian stamps? Do you hapen to remember? Actually,...
Yes. In this case it signifies a spice holder for the ceremony that ends the sabbath.
That's an interesting thought. I would guess the silversmith had the medallions ready and didn't design them himself, so they would have to have...
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