Antiques Board
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Revived antique pocket watch
I didn't want to barge in on @kyratango 's Kyratisation thread!
I found this 800 silver Swiss watch on eBay for only $10.
I couldn't just leave it there, all alone and sad! I had to rescue it.... -
My mother’s silver perfume bottle pin
I appreciate any help you can give me on my mom’s pin. Mom and dad traveled extensively And lived in exotic places so I haven’t a clue! My thanks to everyone! -
Japanese porcelain shallow bowl / dish - when?
Late 19th? Looking for opinions on age ...thanks for looking!
About 6.2 inches in diameter. Height is 1.25 inches from base to top of the rim. -
Victorian shoe closet or some other original purpose?
Not sure if this is just a shoe closet or had some other original purpose? -
My coolest metal detecting find so far...probably.
I believe it is a militia officers belt buckle (partial) from the 1840’s. There was about ten feet of brush and wild rose bush/prickers on the side of a field that had bulldozed/bobcatted into the... -
Strange Bedfellows: Samuel Colt’s Other Claim to Fame
On MAD recently, I had no clue Colt was involved with wicker furniture and, very high-quality wicker at that!
"Most people know that Samuel Colt was an ingenious firearms inventor and... -
Jade Cross
Hi all....found one more "good piece" in mom's jewelry box--almost everything was cheap costume
. While I have found similar ones online..none with exact center.. Cross is 1 1/2" long..capped... -
Asian Bowl? Genuine or copy?
I have a single bowl as pictured below, I know nothing about it and wondered if it's something that could be old and have value or is just a copy of something else etc. Any information would be... -
Question about Caucasian rug ?
I picked this rug up at an estate sale with some Shirvan rugs. It's a lovely rug but I'm not if this is a Shirvan or not. It's got over 100 Swastika symbols throughout the rug. I am assuming the... -
Mysterious Kutani Teaset?
Hi all,
I've been wondering around the house and I noticed a tea set my mother has. Her grandma gave it to her. Apparently her grandma got it really 1900's (1900-1930) from a merchant she was...
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