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French Glass Cameos
In a recent thread started by Simona a cameo was presented that, based on the original photos and description, I expected to be hardstone of the sardonyx type. Then Mirana produced evidence that... -
Sold Thread
We have a finds thread and I thought it would be a good idea to have a sold thread.
I'm thinking of retiring within the next week and the next 5 years.
If I can't lift heavy stuff then its time... -
Can you help identify the type of work on these linens?
1. Blue and white-
2- raised? flowers
3- Madiera?
4- a kind of damask?
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19th Century Electric Desk Lamp ID ???
hi everyone. i found this lamp last week. i don't think it's the prettiest thing i've ever seen, but to me it's very interesting. there's a patent date at the top of the shade of "Sep 23 90."... -
Kutani vase
Another acquisition. I think it's an umbrella stand, or maybe a stick stand. Looks like kutani. I really like the decoration around the top rim. It has very elaborate decoration on the front of a... -
Martin Zeiller's Topographia Archiepiscopatuum Moguntinensis Trevirensis et Coloniensis from 1654
Hello everyone! A new user from Finland here.
A couple of weeks ago, I agreed to try and rescue a whole bunch of old German books from the estate of an old and very cultured Finnish German... -
What Type Doll Is This
Was helping a friend clean out his attic and ran across this doll. The back of the head is stamped 1894, AMIDEP, maide/maigle??? in Germana??? The hair is quite brittle, it has eyes that rotate... -
Chinese lidded pot
I acquired this on Friday. I've been camping for a couple of days so have been preoccupied. Can anyone tell me what age it might be? Looks like it could be an olden to me. Also why does it have... -
Any guesses on who dunnit and possible age?
Hi guys!
I had to grab it when I laid eyes on it. But…I cannot find anything like it. It’s not marked. My first thought was real vintage but you guys are so much better at detecting those things... -
Pueblo Pot Mystery
This small pot is a mystery to me. The clay itself seems almost undoubtedly Hopi: the thickness, the smoothness, the sound when I tap it, and the color of the unpainted areas.
On the other hand,...
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