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Splash effect vase-comments please
Hi all,this is a rather striking looking vase. Many examples on line. Is it really vintage Murano? I am asking because every second glass thing is now being listed as being Murano. Does the... -
Help with oil painting
Picked this up at the local flea for $25 because, I don't know why, but it spoke to me.
I Googled "Louis Van Velthem" which appears on the sticker on the back and got a lot of nonsense about... -
Best find ever!
I don’t know if is my best find. But I am super excited. It is the matching ring to my beads. What are the odds of finding these at separate sales within a months time? Both practically given... -
tiny doll house? painted vase
hi folks
found this sweet lil thing in a charity shop today. i presumed it was japanese kutani and only bought it because it was so wee
not sure it is now, certainly looks japanese inspired... -
Unusual Coffee Cup & Saucer
This is a very well made porcelain cup and saucer. The cup is just 6cm tall and the saucer 22x12.5 cm . Both are very well painted in pastel colours on an ivory ground with finely gilded edges.... -
Ancient Bracelet Found in Thailand: Material and Purpose Inquiry
I would like to know more about this bracelet that was found in Thailand 40 years ago during an excavation. Can you explain what material it is made from and what its purpose or function might... -
Chinese tortoiseshell snuff bottle-age?
Back with another tortoiseshell item I am interested in! This time an inscribed snuff bottle veneered with tortoiseshell. I have found several similar snuff bottles inscribed at the bottom with... -
Art Nouveau style silver and amethyst (?) brooch, country of origin?
Hello all! Picked this brooch up at auction (in a small lot along with a 9ct gold one), I think it's sterling (it took me forever to remove the dark tarnish) and possibly amethyst-I haven't tested... -
Chinese Dragon Plate, raised surface decoration, what is this?
Hi,
Here's a decorative round porcelain plate with a great Chinese Dragon on it. Mr Dragon is raised up out of the surface of the bowl, I do not know what sort of technique this is. Does anyone... -
Marked 950, but I guess silverplate
Pretty sure I've answered my own question, but thought I'd share nevertheless.
No photos yet, so grabbing photos from a sold Ebay auction of an identical Wallace enamel candy dish (in a...
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