Featured Another mystery (to me) from today's jewelry box.

Balinese art will endure. Jeff Sessions....

 

Brilliant troll - love it! But please, please do not change your avatar & keep reminding us.

 

Agree, I love your avatar, Kyra. That mischievous little smile, love it.

 

I surely prefer my malicious lady, and will keep her if Any keep hers I absolutely love!

 

Deal!

 

There are also rings like this in the Sears catalog from the early 1900s. I need to hunt my reprint out but I actually went on eBay to see if there were any of the signet rings from the catalog on there.

 

There are also rings like this in the Sears catalog from the early 1900s. I need to hunt my reprint out but I actually went on eBay to see if there were any of the signet rings from the catalog on there.

 

Welcome Sheila! Pleased to have you join the conversation.

 

Thanks, Bronwen! I hope I am helpful to these conversations!

 

Anyone who has an early 20th century Sears catalogue in their possession is bound to be helpful. I'm sure you will find many more ways to join in & contribute. I'm still quite a new member, but have found so many interesting things to look at & comment on, & so many great, friendly, knowledgeable people to comment to, I've already become 'well-known'. Suspect this is a euphemism for notorious. Welcome again.

 

I collect jewelry, both costume and fine, as well as Native American. So I might be able to contribute with those. But I actually just love anything antique or vintage!

 

You & @Any Jewelry are going to have sooo much to talk about together.

 

what kind of NA...?

 

I have collected Zuni and Pueblo and I have some signed earrings with a good artist. Luckily Native American jewelry is still pretty affordable and I often pick it up at estate sales. I also have collected some Mexican silver pieces. Whenever you see malachite stones set in silver, it is often a Mexican piece. Look out for anything marked Alpaca, that is not high silver content. Only buy that if you like the design as the value is kind of so-so.

 

Alpaca is actually NO silver content.

 

We get the occasional piece here for ID...so stay tuned..!
It comes up under Jewelry...or Tribal.

 

Yup !!! No silver here !!!!

 

Are these animals or sock puppets?!

 

They're a "hair band."

 

I thought they looked like rock stars.