Antiques Board
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Not positive on where to start posting as they're all antique dishes....some
Dear friends have taken on the task of going through and clearing out a house of a recently passed friend of theirs....these are thought to be all antique, and collectible, but just "HOW"... -
Moroccan Style Dagger
For some strange reason this 30cm long sheathed dagger was included in a mixed pottery lot at auction yesterday.
I know absolutely nothing about this sort of thing. I assume that it’s just a... -
Help with inscription please
I bought this beautiful pastel portrait by Charlotte Blakeney Ward at auction.
I have had to remove it from the frame as the glass was broken.
On the back board to the frame is a pencil... -
Another mystery sprigged jug
Found this in historic York also. A sprigged jug with bell flower and acanthus leaves with grape vines around the rim. It seems to be enamel overlayed onto ceramic. Bit of a hole in the enamel on... -
Ironstone bowl
I bought this over the weekend. It was advertised as 'Ashworths'. I wasn't sure if the description was correct. I was thinking of maybe Masons? After a bit of time looking at it at home I'm... -
Who is this famous American couple ?
I'm just going through some of my Dads stuff, there is a demob case full of B&W photos and documents.
This photograph was taken at Jack Dempsey's bar NYC around 1944-45, the 2nd person from the... -
How to store cameos
Ok so I want to store my Cameos correctly, but I want to be able to see them. i was thinking i could put the in something like this (see picture) but i am worried now about them getting too hot... -
I took a punt and bought this, what do members think?
Bad photos, poor description, the only info I can glean from the listing is the size, 15" x 9.5" x 4" -
Early 1900s German Desk? Need help identifying origin
Hello! New member here and this is my first post!
I was given this beautiful desk from the owner of a mansion in Arlington, VA (just outside Washington, DC) which was built in the mid 1940's for... -
Large Koi fish planter… Gladding McBean?
I picked this up for $10 off my local FB marketplace just because I liked it. Now I'm finding it may be worth some money? Google image search turns up a few examples in watery blue, and one in...
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