The Rubies are Here!

Rubies on an Owl FeatherThe Rubies of Madagascar are here!  And I already have an offer… pending, one one of them!

Here is a photo, taken with them on top of an Owl feather, with a black velvet background.  Who knew Rubies were so hard to photograph?

~ by Erin McRaven on March 2, 2007.

Posted in Trades

2 Responses to “The Rubies are Here!”

  1. I have one interested person… who deals in antiques and collectables in North Carolina. He has offered me my choice of his available collection, and I’m strongly considering the following….

    Re: RARE ARTIFACTS
    Date: 3/4/2007 9:40:09 A.M. Central Standard Time

    The hand blown decanter is beautiful and it stands 11″ tall by 4″ wide. I was told that it was made in the mid 1800’s but its design is very simple for that period and I personally think it may be older. I traded a velvet rocker from 1869 for this piece. I am familiar with the auction house where the person I traded obtained this from and the owner is well known in the antique community. Leland of Leland Little’s Auctions actually confronted him after the auction to congratulate him on his purchase. When I saw this piece I had to have it. It has a rough panteen (bottom) from where it was blown from. It has some awesome swirling patterns in the glass and it comes with its original hand blown stopper that is almost opaque in color. I have never owned a more interesting piece of glass and I have owned it all. The decanter is unique in how simple and elegant it is. Usually pieces from this period are etched, cut, or otherwise made to be an intricate victorian piece.The shape almost looks like a milk bottle.I will include all the pictures I have of it.

    (this was his email. here is a link to a picture of this item)
    http://pictures.aol.com/ap/singleImage.do?pid=7870Ebkbax95N6cglDI0RaV3Wfc9Xgd8Cb0Tv4xQp5Fd3Ig%3D

    Erin McRaven said this on March 4, 2007 at 11:32 pm

  2. what do you want for the second ruby?

    davidj said this on July 7, 2007 at 12:49 pm

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