Antiques Board
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Hamilton & Inches silver Quaich
The luckiest charity shop find in a very long time!!
I can’t quite believe the hallmark was missed, all I can think is that because there wasn’t an English lion on it they thought it was plate?... -
Vintage or modern? Jade dish
Sadly damaged but someone thought enough of it to try to mend, albeit rather crudely. It was saved from the £1 basket!
I’m presuming this is Jade, Mary Contrary gem tester agrees with me.
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Egyptian Scarab bead
Good evening
Today I finally got my first Egyptian Scarab. It's made of Faience, a Egyptian type of ceramic. I am trying to figure out if it could be determined how old it is? Any information... -
Am I am seeing things?
So I picked up this lovely cobalt blown glass console bowl and I swear there is a signature but my daughter told me I am seeing things - I need glasses along with hearing aids I might be... -
a new discovery. Help! antique earrings?
I bought these earrings for 15 euros in Austria. I tested them with gold solution..it stands at 9 and 14 carats. But as you can see, they only seem to be plated with gold. It has 2 hallmarks... -
Transforming abandoned antique toys, dolls and more. A second chance for these treasures.
Hello community! Here I am again
I need to share this with you.
Literally three weeks of my life.
Here's a recent story. I finished this project yesterday and want to share it with you. In... -
Playskool truck
Found this today at a garage sale for not much. It's good size: 16" long and 6-7" wide.
Can it be, could it be, is it even possible, that all the original pieces are here?! I count 22.
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What kind of chair did I buy?
Furniture was half-price at the thrift, so I picked this up for $2.50. What can you tell me about it?
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Marblehead Pottery bowl
I don't have a question, but I wanted to share this.
I found this bowl in the thrift shop today, $10.00.
I didn't know what the mark was until I got home and researched it. I just felt that it was... -
Old cast iron horse - door stop? Adubon print old/real?
I found these 2 pieces at a local thrift store today & wanted to check with you to see what you thought of them before I put them in my estate sale tomorrow & Sunday!
The first is a very HEAVY...
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