whatsitworth | June 4, 2012
Anna McKenna was born on Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 1845. After her father’s death the family moved to Boston. One of Anna’s older sisters had settled in San Francisco and, when Anna went to visit her sister in the 1860s, she was introduced to Frank Tillman, a wealthy San Francisco businessman more than twice [...]
whatsitworth | March 3, 2011
A client brought this Victorian gold plated slide bracelet into one of our weekly appraisal events. She had purchased it at the preview weekend for the Oakland Museum’s White Elephant Sale. I’m not a gemologist or a jewelry expert but I do love history and I’ve always been fond of the huge impact Queen Victoria [...]
whatsitworth | December 31, 2009
Dear What’s It Worth, Can you tell me anything about this bracelet? It is sterling silver about 8 inches long. Each link has a name engraved on it: Nellie, Ardella, Mildred, Edna, Elizabeth, Adel, Gladys, Florence and Margaret. Each link is marked on the back “Sterling Forget-Me-Not.” I know it’s not very valuable but any [...]
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