Antiques Board
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Oriental Samurai Match Striker c1900
Bought this recently and I love it. Bet his humourous face wouldn’t be so if he was here in the flesh xD
My question is whether anybody recognises this character as somebody from somewhere in... -
Patchwork Quilt
Hoping to get some dating help here....I'm guessing sometime during or after the 1950s due to the diamond pattern back (it's solid but didn't take a pic of the whole back - can add if needed).... -
Don't suppose this is a flow blue bowl? And a tile and something else
Did some googling and the footed dish thing looks like pics I have seen of flow blue BUT I am not sure, could be anything.
It's approx 7 inches across the top,and two and a half down.
Going to... -
Whoooo made this owl?
Today I found this owl sculpture on wooden plinth. Sculpture is 5 1/2" high - base is another 1 1/2". Signed Burqu...something and has a © 1976 and perhaps foundry/maker mark - "TLC"? -and what... -
early Wedgewood Bowl ...one of my favorites
I have had this for about ten years sitting in the middle of my dining room table. But I really don't know that much about it. In the sixth image you can easily see the illustrators number...but... -
Lidded Jar with Carved Flowers
Hi everybody!!
I'm having a question about this lidded jar.
It has beautiful flowers carved on the lid.
I haven't bought it yet. (And maybe I won't)
But I was wondering what the material could... -
Amber Bear Amulet is 3500 Years Old
This rolled across my twitter feed this morning
The amber bear amulet was found in 1887 in a peat bog near Slupsk,Poland. When the figure was examined it turned out to be the amulet of a bear... -
Book Donation Issue
Earlier this month, I posted about a donation my father made a couple of years ago to a university library, a first edition of Vasari's Lives, dating I believe from 1550.
I also mentioned that it... -
There we go again... what was this used for ?
The pictures are a bit vague but im getting better ones. I recently bought a pot with the similar craft from this region of Indian. Triangles inlaid bone ?
My big question is, for what was this... -
Unusual Little Clock - Any Thoughts on Use or Age?
Hello again,
Just wondered if anyone knows what this clock might be used for. It has a handle at the top as though it would have hung from something, and a strange sort of chimney thing on the...
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