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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;&#039;Nuff_Said, post: 51540, member: 181&quot;]Thanks, Sharona!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been trying to ID the necklace&#039;s country of origin which I believe to be Asian(?). The striped center bead I originally thought might be a Tibetan <i>Dzi</i> bead is actually a Burmese <i>Pumtek,</i> and the other two I believe are spotted Venetian(?) glass. The cord is hand-knotted and woven and reeks (literally) with age. I wouldn&#039;t at all be surprised if this necklace is earlier than 19th C., but as you and many others here know, I suck at antique/vintage jewelry identification. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to a 7 year old post by DragonflyWink, we were able to ID the Japanese silver tray&#039;s maker as <i>Asahi Shoten</i> (thanks, Cheryl!).</p><p><br /></p><p>These were purchased for $4.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chinese Yixing planter and I believe a novelty or salesman&#039;s sample miniature football(?) cleat...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12987[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12985[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]12986[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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