Welcome to Aquahills

Hello!

Thanks for stopping by

My husband and I are now enjoying retirement, although we are still very busy doing the things we have a passion for - family get togethers with our wonderful grandchildren, being very active in church leadership activities, traveling - our favorite places are Maui, Arizona, Florida and Scotland (we came from there 40 years ago from the Inverness area and Bearsden, a suburb of Glasgow), now of course we are US citizens and proud of it.

I was an Antique Dealer for 8 years, and then progressed to Antique & Jewelry Appraising only, having completed training in these areas.  I love researching the history and source of items, and greatly appreciate my GIA training in Gemology, so that I can now differentiate between eg. red glass and a ruby!! - huge difference in price!   I retired from Appraising 5 years ago at the time my husband retired.  Now I have this wonderful library of books on all kinds of Antiques and Collectibles (except guns and knives, I didn't want to appraise them so that I could live long!) and I love books on jewelry, these keep me fascinated.

Then came eBay.........I do enjoy browsing, buying and selling, in part because I know the true value of items, if not, I know where to find out the information I need.  I enjoy hunting for bargains, who doesn't!   

I sell mostly beautiful vintage jewelry and books on Antiques & Collectibles, as my library needs thinned out.  You will also find a variety of other interesting items, because no matter what it is, someone collects it, or needs it.  I do enjoy writing the descriptions in my listings - I guess that comes from my appraising days, and the more you know about what you are buying the better, don't you think? 

When buying, I specially enjoy beautiful china, old jewelry, oriental items, American Indian items (because we couldn't get them in Scotland!). 

Wishing you great finds on eBay!

Aquahills