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We are collectors, hobbyists and dealers in memorabilia and antiques - especially antique vintage and costume jewelry items. For 10 years we owned an antique shop here in Central Florida but retired and reopened a site on the internet that specializes mostly in antique jewelry and accessories such as perfume bottles, etc. Bill is informed on general antiques specializing in china and silver or sterling tablewares while Sally tends to jewelry and paper/advertising ephemera. We receive a lot of general questions from our site and would be glad to try and answer or give direction not considered for official appraisal purposes, i.e. estate or insurance.
10 years as antique shop owners 8 years as a jewelry designer supplying designs to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and MGM as well well as other limited outlets.
Always something new to learn about our past.
Continue the enjoyment of finding, researching, collecting and to share knowledge with others.
Reproductions of thousands of antiques, including jewelry items are being made and are increasingly difficult to tell from the originals.
Proceed with caution, know your dealer and your subject. Always read full descriptions and ask questions before buying.
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| Harry | 11/18/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you very much Sally for a ..... |
| Gail | 11/16/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks! |
| Mary | 11/14/09 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | Hi Bill and Sally Thank you for ..... |
| Joyce | 11/05/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thank you for your answer |
| Cindy | 11/03/09 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | Thank you so much for your reply! ..... |
Thank you for your inquiry. By your description, your item was probably made in Birmingham, England (anchor mark). The 375 means it is 9ct gold and the S&P would be the manufacturers name. The letter G
Hello Jennifer and thank you for your inquiry. Since this is a metal hallmark (I really can't make out the detail) I am sending you a website with hallmarks that might enable you to compare yours to one
Hello Bryony and thank you for your inquiry. It would be difficult for me to tell you much without first seeing and deciphering the hallmark. I have listed a site below that should be of some help to you
Hello Linda and thank you for your inquiry. You don't say if your cameo is stone, glass or shell, but if it is shell it could be the maker or designer mark. Most shell cameos were carved in Italy. Many
Hello Lottie and thank you for your inquiry. It would be difficult to tell much about the brooch without a visual of the piece and the hallmark. The REG2 could be British. If you know anything about the
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