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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 438526, member: 5833&quot;]Favorite pleasant surprise: I bought him thinking, from seller&#039;s photos, that he was glass.&nbsp; Other bidders must have had the same perception but a lesser appreciation of glass.&nbsp; He is stone, probably Regency period.&nbsp; Not quite the thrift shop treasures many of you find.&nbsp; Still, topped out well below where it would have if description had been correct.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]154089[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Favorite seriously silly piece: Later in the year, I came across this guy when doing some research to try to answer an antiquers member&#039;s question that involved garnets:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]154091[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Favorite just plain pretty: This conch shell cameo, dated 1904 on the back, with an episode from Orlando Furioso wins hands down:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]154092[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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