Silver Saint
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Silver Saint
Here are some really nice items at Amazon:
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Metallic Print Purse Hanger – ** Fleur-de-lis or Pink Lady ** Protect your purse from dirty floors and thieves by hanging it right next to you on the table… but most importantly, these Purse Hangers “look fabulous”. The design comes with various emblems with metallic background.Our beautiful, trendy and lightweight purse hangers offer peace of mind and a nice companion accessory to your purses no matter where you go. They are engineered to support up to 20… |
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8 All Silver Crucifix Silver Halo Religious Wall Décor Christian Catholic Cross Home $37.50 8″ All Silver Crucifix Silver Halo… |
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Faith Charm Womens Ladies Pearlized Rose Beads Jewelry Christian Bracelet $5.99 This Faith bracelet reveals your faith in a subtle way. 8 mm Pearlized Rose Bead — 7 1/2 L, 5/8″… |
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Little Masterpieces At Olympia International Art
The International Art and Antiques Fair is held each year at the Olympia Exhibition Hall, Kensington, west London. I attended, as I do every year, excited, hoping to find some small treasure. My interest is Chinese art and antiques, which I have bought and sold, and collected for more than thirty years. I try to visit most of the Art and Antiques fairs in the UK and some in Europe and the US each year.
From a Chinese art point of view Olympia was a disappointment for me. Although I saw a few interesting pieces, the objects I would have liked to buy were too expensive or restored. I was resigned to leaving empty-handed. Not only empty-handed, disappointed, because I had not been really excited by anything I had seen and I had walked miles. Exhausted I headed for a coffee shop.
Unable to find a seat in the coffee shop, I sat on a long bench opposite a stand selling silver. Although I occasionally buy Chinese silver to sell, I have never been interested in collecting silver, always seeing it as too bright and needing too much attention to keep it that way. I rarely look at silver dealers stands, but as I sipped my coffee I looked at the objects this dealer was selling and quickly realised that many of them were much more than just silver. Gilded, silver beakers, tankards and large covered cups that looked like pineapples mingled with religious objects: a gilded monstrance, a rock crystal cross and various reliquaries. None of these objects were ordinary and they were all eighteenth century or earlier.
The man selling these items lifted various pieces out of the cabinets, cheerfully, giving information in excellent English with an accent I did not recognise. I looked at the name above the stand: Peter Szuhay – B59.
Somebody asked the price of a beautiful rhino-horn cup with a gilded, silver foot. I know nothing about European rhino-horn works of art, so when the potential buyer left and I had finished my coffee, I asked Mr Szuhay if he would show it to me.
We chatted about the cup, now standing between us on top of a glass showcase filled with jewellery and I discover that Mr Szuhay is Hungarian, has lived in London for over thirty years and has a permanent stand in Grays Antique Market, Davies Street, in London’s West End, near Bond Street underground station. He is a leading expert on Continental silver and works of art. He showed me various beautiful pieces early silver, mentioning the famous towns of Augsburg and Nuremberg, of which, even a Chinese art dealer has heard. He also has an interest in later silver and he showed me some 19th century Russian silver and a magnificent 20th century silver fish-server by the Scandinavian master silversmith, Georg Jensen.
I noticed that, what I had initially dismissed as jewellery, in the showcase beneath the cup, was in fact an array of beautifully carved stone cameos and intaglios. I am used to seeing shells carved into portraits, mounted in brooches, usually from Italy and dating from the mid-nineteenth century until quite recently, but these pieces were something quite different and very exciting.
By now we were on first name terms and Peter showed me a selection of these carved stones, dating from the late nineteenth century back to Rome in the third century AD. Exquisite, tiny works of art, some signed by sixteenth century master carvers. We were interrupted and while Peter sold a Chinese silver box, which I had not even noticed was there and I walked to the other side of the stand, where he had a second jewellery showcase.
Here he was displaying, what appeared to be, a group of much more ordinary gold signet rings. But, when he returned to talk to me again, Peter put me straight. They were actually English Medieval rings of gold and silver. Some were signet rings others were guild rings or iconography rings, worn by pilgrims and etched with icons of Saint Christopher etc. There were sixteenth and seventeenth century Posy rings: mostly plain gold bands bearing sentiments etched around the inside of the ring, in Olde English. This was an area of collecting I had never considered. I have never had much interest in jewellery as adornment, but Peter’s jewellery was a lot more than that – it was sculpture, design and graphic art and everything had a story and a history attached. These small masterpieces were a revelation to me.
I did not buy anything from Peter Szuhay at Olympia, although he did make my day and gave me something to write about. I did however promise to visit his shop in Grays Antique Market and I will, and I’m sure I will buy something from him soon. Peter also offers a selection of his stock at:www.peterszuhay.co.uk
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And don’t forget ebay as a great source for shopping:
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5 dollars 2010 Liberia silver Saint Petrus $139.00 |
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Brake Clutch Levers for Honda VFR800 ST1300/ST1300A #Silver #981 ON SALE $35.99 |
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1ST MAN ON THE MOON COIN COLLECTIONIN PLAQUE~MANY DIFFERENT COINS~MANY SILVER!!! $175.00 |
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2009 DONRUSS GRIDIRON GEAR SILVER X #/250 MARC BULGER ST. LOUIS RAMS W. VIRGINIA $1.89 |
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SIZE 10 White Turquoise Howlite Sterling Silver Plated Vintage ST Ring g250 $0.99 |
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SIZE 8.5 TAmethyst Sterling Silver Plated Vintage ST Ring g209 $0.99 |
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SAINT DUNSTAN CHASED BY GORHAM STERLING SILVER STEAK CARVING HONE 10 1/4″ $89.00 |
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SIZE 10 Hallmark 925 Sterling Silver Faceted Gorgeous Black Onyx New Ring ST-186 $19.75 |
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Russia 1st Women Artel Cashiers Saleswomen Accoutants Silver Enamel Badge 1899 $2,100.00 |
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Long Brake Clutch Levers for Ducati ST4/S/ABS ST3/S/ABS Silver #114 $39.99 |
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4 St Silver 1mm Thick Cable Chain Starter BRACELETS Lot $99.99 |
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Silver Saint Padre Pio RING Catholic $99.00 |
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BRAND NEW ST SILV DIAM CUT 16″X 2 MM SINGAP TWIST CHAIN (SALE) $7.82 |
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Petite Mini Charm Bracelet Catholic Medal Silver Gild Saint St Philomena Patron $1.95 |
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UNIVERSAL 8PC 2.75″ALUMINUM FMIC INTERCOOLER PIPING+SILICONE HOSE+T-CLAMP SILVER $95.98 |
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Ola Gorie Original Orkney Jewellery Silver Pendant 16″ Curb Chain OMG St Silver $61.61 |
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CT23ST13 Seat Leon Silver D-Din Fascia Facia Panel & DFPK-103 Kit + PC5-93 Keys $53.02 |
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Antique Sterling Silver Saint Petersburg Cup Goblet Russia 1940c $99.00 |
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3 St Silver Thick Cable Chain HEART Charm BRACELETS Lot $94.99 |
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SILVER HONDA ST1300 ST1300A 03 04 05 06 07 08 2003-2008 Clutch Brake Lever $46.54 |
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SIZE 7 Turquoise Sterling Silver Plated Vintage ST Ring g208 $0.99 |
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SILVER BMW R1200ST 05 06 07 08 CNC Clutch Brake Lever $46.54 |
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Saint St Lucia Patron Mini Charm Bracelet Catholic Petite Medal Silver Gild $1.95 |
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Saint Anthony Patron Mini Charm Bracelet Catholic Petite Medal Silver Saint $1.95 |
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CUFFLINKS SILVER CUPID LOVE SAINT VALENTINE WEDDING ENGAGEMENT GROOM USHER PARTY $14.70 |
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Saint St Paul Patron Mini Charm Bracelet Catholic Petite Medal Silver Gild $1.95 |
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Samsung ST700 SILVER Dual LCD Digital Compact Camera 16.1MP 5x Zoom Lens $164.00 |
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Silver St Michael Patron Saint of Battle Medal Charm Protection Guardian Angel $3.95 |
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Silver Burdett Ginn Mathematics (1995, Hardcover, St… $14.95 |
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St Silver CHILD’S RACQUET / BAT Charm $7.88 |
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St Stephen Patron Saint of Deacons Protection Saint Medal Silver Pendant $1.95 |
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Brake Clutch Levers Ducati ST4/S/ABS ST3/S/ABS #Silver $34.99 |
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Alfa Romeo Blk & Silver Logo St Christopher Car Badge +Tools Choice of 3 Colours $28.36 |
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Alfa Romeo Blk & Silver Logo St Christopher Car Badge +Tools Choice of 3 Colours $28.36 |
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Alfa Romeo Blk & Silver Logo St Christopher Car Badge +Tools Choice of 3 Colours $28.36 |
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3 St Silver 925 1mm Thick Cable Chain NECKLACES Lot 16″ $117.80 |
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DAMAGED ANTIQUE J.B.C&ST. SILVER PLATED EPNS & GLASS EPERGNE VASE FLOWER STAND $7.88 |
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ANTHONY WONG TAT MING PAIR 不一樣的記憶 SILVER RING 01 CD 1ST $29.99 |
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Dale Brown SILVER TOWER 1988 1st ed HB DJ $10.00 |
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Sterling Silver St Bridget’s Cross Pendant Necklace Large Irish celtic chain 925 $20.99 |
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Female Force Hillary Clinton 1st Print Silver Foil Comc $34.95 |
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Pokemon Card Game Team Rocket Half Deck W Silver Japanese 1st $34.80 |
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BLACK GLASS VICTORIAN ST EARRINGS AN SILVER FILIGREE SF $9.46 |
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SIZE 9.5 Russian Unakite Sterling Silver Plated Vintage ST Ring g248 $0.99 |
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SIZE 6.5 Tiger’s eye Sterling Silver Plated Vintage ST Ring g207 $0.99 |
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SOLID SILVER STAMP of UNITED STATES of AMERICA USA 1845 20 CENT ST LOUIS BEAR $7.82 |
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Silver Saint St.George Protection Medal Pendant Patron Military NR $2.95 |
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Saint St Anne Mini Charm Bracelet Catholic Petite Medal Silver Gild Patron $1.95 |
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3038 Vintage Silver Bracelet Charm Small St Christopher $4.27 |
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Mini Charm Bracelet Catholic Petite Medal Silver Gild Saint St Padre Pio Patron $1.75 |
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Lovely Embossed St Christoper Silver Pendant & Another $47.32 |
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Vintage St Silver Turqouise Ring size 5 Israel 1950′s $65.00 |
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Masonic Silver Founder Jewel St Oswin Lodge No 2327 $150.08 |
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Vintage Sterling Silver CREED Sterling Fireman St Florian Protect Us Pendant $29.00 |
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Point Tipped Metal Straight Tweezers Tool Silver Tone ST-12 $5.09 |
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Vintage Sterling Golfer Saint Christopher Sterling JCC Pendant $14.00 |
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ST VINCENT 1948 ROYAL SILVER WEDDING SG 162-163 FINE MINT. $18.96 |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Mini Charm Bracelet Catholic Petite Medal Silver Gild Saint $1.95 |
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Large Saint St. Christopher Patron of Travelers Medal Silver St Anthony Pendant $8.95 |
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THE RUSSELL COLLECTION SILVER PLATED HAPPY 21ST MUG $32.90 |
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Silver Burdett Ginn Mathematics (1995, Hardcover, St… $15.95 |
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Silver Burdett Ginn Mathematics (1995, Hardcover, St… $15.95 |
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5 St. Silver 925 7x9mm Hollow OVAL ROLO Chain BRACELETS $99.99 |
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iPhone 1st Gen. 8GB, Jailbroken AT&T. Black and Silver. A1203. Fast Shipping!!! $119.99 |
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St Helena 271-272,MNH.Michel 258-259. QE II Silver Wedding,1972.Birds. $0.99 |
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St Helena 311-313,MNH.Michel 298-300. QE II Silver Reign Jubilee,1977.Dove. $0.83 |
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St Kitts-Nevis 332-334,MNH. QE II Silver Jubilee-Reign. $0.99 |
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St Lucia 414-417,418,MNH. QE II Silver Jubilee of Reign. $2.42 |
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St Lucia 418,MNH. QE II Silver Jubilee 1977-Reign. $1.10 |
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St Vincent Gren 116-118,MNH. QE II Silver Jubilee,coins $1.10 |
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10 St Silver 925 7x9mm Hollow OVAL ROLO Chain BRACELETS $199.99 |
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SIZE 9 Purple Copper Turquoise Sterling Silver Plated Vintage ST Ring g206 $0.99 |
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4g *8 Vintage 925 Sterling Silver Charm NUVO 21ST BIRTHDAY KEY $18.94 |
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VINTAGE SOLID STERLING SILVER SAINT CHRISTOPER SPRING LOADED CLASP MEDAL $45.00 |
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Phillipines 50 Centavos .900 Silver 1903 1st year under US administration $25.00 |
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4pcs St Silver 925 7x9mm Hollow OVAL ROLO Chain ANKLETS $94.99 |
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SIZE 10 Hallmark 925 Sterling Silver Natural Rainbow Moonstone Women Ring ST-194 $19.75 |
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1988 Saint-Maurice Ironworks – One Silver Dollar BU $19.95 |
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8pcs St Silver 925 7x9mm Hollow OVAL ROLO Chain ANKLETS $189.99 |
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Flat Bevelled Glass + Silver Cushion Border Photo Frame 3½ x5″ (Vertical ST123V) $12.62 |
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Girls 9 Shoes Faded Glory Play Condition Silver, Gold & Black Sequins Stretch St $0.99 |
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US Air Force Silver St Christopher Pendant or Charm $22.50 |
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Rosary Blue Moonstone Silver Caps Madonna Quartz Crystal St.Benedict SALE!! $99.00 |
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4g *8 Vintage 925 Sterling Silver Charm ST CHRISTOPHER $23.68 |
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4g *8 Vintage 925 Sterling Silver Charm 21ST BIRTHDAY KEY $15.78 |
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1oz SILVER “GRANDMA & GRANDPA” pic MAY 20,1922 ROCKWELL 1ST RADIO .999 ART BAR $45.67 |
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New Dress Silver Vintage St. Cross Cufflinks Men`s wedding Party Gift Cuff Links $3.99 |
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St. John’s Bay Size 8.5 M Black Leather Slides W/ Silver buckle 3″ Heel VGC $12.99 |
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St. JOHN Knit BLACK Evening Dress by Marie Gray~SILVER SEQUINS & BEADS~SIZE 6 $150.00 |
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Bling Silver Pink Fleur De Lis Saints Motorola Droid X / X2 MB810 Case Cover $9.95 |
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Bling Silver Pink Fleur De Lis Saints Motorola Droid X MB810 Case Cover $9.95 |
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Tunisia 1969 St.Augustine Dinar Silver Coin,Proof $49.00 |
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12mm STERLING SILVER ROUND 21st BIRTHDAY CLIP ON CHARM $15.99 |
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Silver Relic Medal Pendant Saint St.Gerard Mothers $2.95 |
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VINTAGE ST. MARTIN BEAUTIFUL SHINY SILVER SEQUIN BLOUSE TOP SZ M $25.00 |
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STERLING SILVER SMALL 21st BIRTHDAY KEY CLIP ON CHARM $15.99 |
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Silver St Sain Benedict Wall Cross Church Goods Supply $29.63 |
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SIZE 7.5 Black Onyx Sterling Silver Plated Vintage ST Ring g247 $0.99 |
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SIZE 8 Orange Terrain Jasper Sterling Silver Plated Vintage ST Ring g205 $0.99 |
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Old silver plated medal ,Saint Antonius ,Pater Valentinus $9.99 |
AMV Hokuto no Ken : Toki Tribute, The Legend of the Silver Saint
