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11-22-2024

Marked sterling & found in a shoebox of old buttons. Understand the Thresher submarine was the most decorated sub of WWII but it was tragically lost with all on board perishing in the 60s.Does anyone know what the 3 stars & E on front represent?Thank...

argon38 · 01-03-2019

I would love even a clue as to where to research these. In our family since at least the late 1930's - some sort of natural fiber / not synthetic (I did a fiber burn test on stray threads from each color and all smelled like silk/hair with soft ash &...

dbmm-media · 11-29-2018

...because (according to an email just received today), the buyer claims: "please cancel my BID ....my son used my ebay account and BID on your item without my permission...sorry for the inconvenience...thx" I only have one active listing so you know...

pillarboxred · 05-31-2018

Not even sure this is the right place to ask - but I have an orange/red piece of marked Minton Delft I suspect is antique - all I can find online is the BLUE version of it. The marks on the underside look legit so an wondering if anyone can direct me...

03-13-2018

Hi - First of all, my brooch is unsigned... but it appears to be a version of the Boucher Ballet of Jewels Prima Ballerina (pat. 1949 I think). BUT - the metal colors are reverse of any I can find online. In other words the "skin" parts of the dancer...

01-04-2019

Thanks! This could be a good lead for me to at least figure out their origin. My Mom was adopted at age 4 and raised in Portland, OR by folks old enough to be her grandparents & her Dad was a longshoreman so perhaps that is where they came from. I no...

a_c_green · 11-30-2018

Thanks to all who offered help - yesterday I cancelled the bid; put the seller on my blocked list and sent them a message confirming their bid was cancelled and they've been blocked. Learned a very disappointing lesson but have been "updated" on how ...

scifidaughter64 · 11-25-2018

Viking & Spanish also good keywords for the ship pin

rixstuff · 10-21-2017

Hi - I'm not around much but just saw this post - based on the center photo, my guess is this is a Goldette piece - I had a Goldette brooch a long time ago that had that same reverse carved image in purple glass.

06-16-2017

Not an expert - but I think AB surfaces were in experimental stages with Swarovski until at least the mid 1950s. Seems once the surface treatment was perfected, Dior & some of the other higher end jewelry designers used it (late 50s). My "gut" feelin...

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Teensy weensy handwoven baskets - 105 of them - some the size of small peppercorns...

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Anyone know about Minton Delft Marks?

Is this a variation of Boucher Prima Ballerina?

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