These beads are called Roman face beads. There is amazing detail in these tiny beads, shown here much larger than actual size. The eyes, mouth and other features were made by fusing rods of differently colored glass with heat, then slicing the fused rods and embedding the slices in glass beads. Invented by Syrians and Egyptians during Roman time, the […]
We had no correct answers for our March’s What Is It. It is kind of hard to make out, isn’t it? The item is a purse! This tiny party bag is of the 1920s era. It is made of silk covered with tinted ostrich feathers. Pretty fancy. The purse could hold little more than a compact. In 1978, at an […]
By Robert Reed You certainly didn’t have to be Irish to send a postcard of St. Patrick’s Day greetings in early 20th-century America, and you didn’t have to be Irish to enjoy them. Usually there was a good bit of blarney in the colorful cards that served to salute Ireland’s patron saint on March 17. One card in this collection […]
The Colorado Antique Gallery is turning 31 in 2023 and is celebrating with a month long store-wide Sale. The sale began Friday, February 24th, and will run through Monday, April 3rd. The Gallery is proudly located in the city of Littleton, Colorado, at 5501 S Broadway. The Colorado Antique Gallery has been the premiere destination for antique enthusiasts since 1992. […]
By Jon DeStefano It is amazing what treasures are waiting to be found in America’s great antique stores. A special thanks to Pine Emporium in Pine, Colorado, where we stumbled upon two volumes of the The Philatelic History of the United States, Volume 1 (1565-1806) and Volume 2 (1807-1866). We have added these treasures to our library. The stamps which […]
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