u/Esejy-Van-Ervech

Seller's pictures, I'm thinking Vienna mint, second part of the 20th century (Hafner 60, 61a, or 62). Don't see any red flags, what do you think?

Got it for 8€, the promesses de mandat territorial were a very short lived (March 1796 to February 1797) fiat currency used during the French Revolution.

Got it for 8€, the promesses de mandat territorial were a very short lived (March 1796 to February 1797) fiat currency used during the French Revolution.

Got it for 8€, the promesses de mandat territorial were a very short lived (March 1796 to February 1797) fiat currency used during the French Revolution.

But it's okay, because I love him! 😂 Porcelain kitsune (I think) figure, most likely Japanese, no idea when or who made it, though it has a mark so maybe I'll be able to find the maker.

I love the pose and the texture of the glaze on it's back!

Found this kitsune (I think?) figure at the flea market, I love it and would like to learn more about it, I haven't found anything similar online and would be very interested to know where, when, and by who it was made.

Thanks in advance for your help! 🙂

Found this kitsune (I think?) figure at the flea market, I love it and would like to learn more about it, I haven't found anything similar online and would be very interested to know where, when, and by who it was made.

Thanks in advance for your help! 🙂

Found this kitsune (I think?) figure at the flea market, I love it and would like to learn more about it, I haven't found anything similar online and would be very interested to know where, when, and by who it was made.

Thanks in advance for your help! 🙂

Found this kitsune (I think?) figure at the flea market, I love it and would like to learn more about it, I haven't found anything similar online and would be very interested to know where, when, and by who it was made.

Thanks in advance for your help! 🙂

Classic Aurès (Algeria) shape, but unusual design in the center.

It seems that a lot of jewelers in the Maghreb were Jewish, and this piece was most likely created for a Jewish customer.

Unmarked, so it could have been made before 1859 when hallmarks became mandatory after the colonisation of Algeria by France.

See the MAHJ for more info : https://www.mahj.org/fr/decouvrir-collections-betsalel/fibule-10468

No other marks, rings like silver when hit, but I've never seen those marks anywhere (if they even are hallmarks?), tests negative for silver with a touch stone, not even a bit of red which I would expect for silverplate, but no base metal showing under the surface either. What is this thing? Thanks in advance for your help! 🙂

Silver and glass, French regional jewelry is way less known than traditional jewelry from other part of the world, even though there was some great designs and diversity from region to region. This type of fibula was most likely inspired by the ones worn in North-Africa.

Strawberry face cream pot, made for Guerlain in Limoges in the second half of the 19th century. This cream was created for the empress of Austria Elizabeth (Sisi)!

Strawberry face cream pot, made for Guerlain in Limoges in the second half of the 19th century. This cream was created for the empress of Austria Elizabeth (Sisi).

A beautiful heavily worn and patinated Tunisian fibula, found it at the flea market for 3€!

I collect traditional jewelry, so I'm extremely happy to have found this beautiful bracelet, especially at that price! 169 grams of .800 silver (you can still see part of the ram's head hallmark in one picture).

You can still see part of the ram's head hallmark in the last picture