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Antique Victorian Art Nouveau 14k Gold Filled A & Z Chain Co. Bangle Childs Bracelet Signed A&Z

Antique A & Z Chain Co. Gold Filled Bangle Childs Bracelet in Excellent Condition with minor wear. This bracelet has a hand tooled Art Nouveau flower design on the front. The Bracelet has a plunger type clasp, and is marked, “A&Z 1-10 14K FILLED.” The Bracelet is approximately 1/4 inches in height. The inside diameter from the clasp to hinge is approximately 2 1/16 inches. I believe that this bracelet dates from between 1905 – 1915, because of the A&Z mark. This Bracelet would make a wonderful addition to your Antique Victorian Children’s Jewelry Collection. Don’t miss this opportunity to own this Beautiful Antique A & Z Chain Co. Gold Filled Bangle Childs Bracelet. For more information and pictures please Click here to view this auction

I have this bracelet for sale through OLAs Classic Auction with a starting price of $64.99 This is a great price!!! Please check out my OLA Store for more interesting items.
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Antique Composition and Cloth Doll for Restoration

Antique Composition and Cloth Doll
for Restoration

I wish I knew more about this antique doll!
She came home with me one day because she is just... neat!
Very interesting!
She needs a lot of restoration.
I'll describe her as best I can,
and hope that some collector
will find her as much of a treasure as I do.

This doll measures 30 inches from head to toe.

Click on the title to see all the details,
and to find out where the current bidding
stands on this unique collectible!

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Garden History - Chapter 7

Just a short chapter to add some pictures.
This is a close up snap of the bushes we have just under the front porch. This picture was taken this summer just after a rain shower. My husband wanted me to take this snap because the bush looked as if it were laden with diamonds. The lay term name, I believe, is Frizzle. It has beautiful leaves that are colored from a dark purple to a dark green and anywhere in between. It has pretty filly hot pink flowers from spring through the summer. It will grow up to 6 feet so I do have to cut it back two or three times a year. This spring it will, again, need a hard cutting.

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These are some of what I call my “man proof” flowers. Day Lilies and some varigated plants on the ends (they have a nice purple flower in the late late summer) and I cannot remember their name. These are hardy enough to withstand mowing, weed eating, neighborhood pets and drought. They are planted around a city Crape Myrtle tree between the street and sidewalk.

Chapter 6 CLICK HERE

Chapter 5 CLICK HERE

Chapter 4 CLICK HERE

Chapter 3 CLICK HERE

Chapter 2 CLICK HERE

Chapter 1 CLICK HERE

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Back to School Must-Have: Webster's Thesaurus

...Webster's Standard Thesaurus...

No writer, student, or home library should be without a reliable and up-to-date thesaurus. This softcover reference is in large print for ease of use for the whole family and is absolutely vital for back-to-school and business success. For additional photos and a detailed description, or to purchase this item, ***please click here.***

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Beautiful 10 KT Gold Marqiuse Ruby and Diamond Filegree Ring Size 7.5

Beautiful 10K Gold Marquise cut Ruby and Diamond Filigree Ring. The Ring is in Excellent Condition with light wear. The ring is approximately a size 7 ½. According to my jeweler there are 3 synthetic rubies and 2 diamond chips. The center ruby measures approximately ¼ an inch long by 1/8 of an inch wide. The inside of the ring is marked, “10K” and weights approximately 3 grams. This is a beautiful ring with open filigree work on the sides. This ring comes with a black ring box that is in Excellent Condition. This Ring would make a wonderful addition to your Ruby and Gold Jewelry Collection. For more information and pictures please Click here to view this auction


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Tea Leaf Variant Elsmore Pepperleaf Ironstone Bowl

Tea Leaf ironstone dishes were made in England first, and then America, beginning around the mid-nineteenth century. Sturdy white ironstone dishes were decorated with a copper luster design, usually in the form of a tea leaf. Finding a whole tea leaf in the bottom of a cup was considered a sign of good luck, so that is where the tea leaf decorating idea is said to have originated. Companies used other designs on ironstone pieces-these other designs are called "tea leaf variants."
This post is about a special antique bowl that is available for purchase at onlineauction.com. It is an ironstone bowl, and it is decorated with a tea leaf variant design, pepper leaf. In researching this bowl, it was difficult to find many examples of pepperleaf. This English bowl was made by Elsmore, and dates to circa 1872-1887. Collectors know ironstone/tea leaf pieces made by Elsmore & Forster; apparently, Elsmore had separated from his partner, Forster, when this bowl was made. From my research, ironstone/tea leaf oval serving bowls are also an uncommon find.

I would love to put this beautiful, rare, antique bowl in the hands of a collector who will appreciate and enjoy it. Difficult to put a value on a unique piece; price is certainly negotiable.

Click here to view the listing for this Elsmore Pepper Leaf Bowl.

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