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How to get help on the Collectibles and Arts board

Everyone here is a volunteer. All are eBay users, buyers and sellers, willing to give time and energy to help one another. The information provided helps sellers make more money, helps buyers make better choices, and helps collectors better appreciat...

Handmade metal buttons or ??

Hi all,Well, I think these are buttons but maybe something else. They measure about 1 and 1/4 by 1 and 1/2 inches. I can't find anything like it listed. What do you think they are?

Resolved! Help with identifying the symbols on the pin.

I have 3 of these pinbacks. It shows a knight ant the top with weapons emerging from the shield. The shield depicts a Calla Lilly I believe. Any ideas what society these pins were from? Doesn't match Knights of Templar.

Grey Goose item

Hi, I need help iding this Grey Goose item. Thanks, Jim

Why does eBay allow fraudulent error coins to be listed for sale?

I see hundreds of eBay auctions selling US "error" coins that are clearly fraudulent. Why do they allow this? I have been an eBay member since 1998 and remember them removing auctions for counterfeit items like purses and fragrances that were labeled...

can anyone identify this art pottery mark KB?

any info helpful

Trying to identify an old quilt

My sister recently passed away, and amongst her possessions was this shadow-box framed quilt. A neighbor suggested it might be a Jewish crazy quilt. I have no idea what "BARD" is or means in the center of the quilt. I'd just like to know where it mig...

Vintage perfume bottle

Hello. I have a beautiful perfume bottle that I cannot identify. It looks like a Matson, but it is unsigned. Any ideas?

What are these marks on outside bottom of Waterford Crystal vase? How to describe?

Hi, so I have this Waterford Crystal vase I am in the process of listing. On the outside bottom of the vase are marks/lines that look to me like heavy wear or grinding marks. One of the marks is partially hiding the Waterford mark. They have no effec...

Signed French demitasse cup and saucer

Can anyone help with identifying the age and maker of this cup and saucer set? See photos.

Does anyone know what dog breed this is supposed to be?

Does anyone know what dog breed this is? Thanks!Steve

Help! Need info on figurine

I found this lovely figurine at a yard sale & couldn't resist! It is a little girl holding a sack with a baby's head peeking out. It is hand-painted bisque & stands 9" tall. There are absolutely marks or makers on the bottom or anywhere that I can se...

Resolved! Japanese lithophane tea set - sell separate or keep whole?

So i need advice.1 teapot w lid8 cups9 saucers 11 luncheon plates1 sugar w lid, no creamer2 of the 8 Geisha portraits are different (in the lithophane at bottom of each cup.) Embellished transferware, incl. moriage jewelling, gilding at all edges and...

Help identifying a pottery mark on a small vase

Hi, can someone help identify the mark on the bottom of this small vase.Thanks in advance.

Resolved! Translation Help: Chenes Hieroglyphs on Silk Panel

Need English Translation: Chinese hieroglyphs on silk panel with an embroidered eagle. Any assistance is greatly appreciated! Images provided (sorry, the full panel photo can be loaded upside down only). Thanks!

Korean Translation on Navy Dresser Box

I recently bought a Militaria collection that included this lacquered box with a South Korean Navy flag on the lid. It has Korean lettering on the lid and on the inside. Is it some kind of presentation?