Please help on identifying this antique bronze item . and the inscription on it .

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by ABDELBARI, Nov 1, 2022.

  1. ABDELBARI

    ABDELBARI Member

  2. tie.dye.cat

    tie.dye.cat Well-Known Member

    Looks like a pipe. Here's a similar one -

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/164830174403

    This is the way the mark should be positioned in order to read it. I can't read it myself; I'm sure someone will come along that can.

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    I would think more likely it's vintage at the most, could be newer, but I don't think it's antique.
     
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes, it is recent, made to look a little older.
    The mark is probably a manufacturer's mark. Or it just says: brass pipe.;)
     
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  4. Ce BCA

    Ce BCA Well-Known Member

    It says 'Silver' in Chinese, but it does not appear to be so.
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    They just had the stamp lying around?
     
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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Wouldn't surprise me. If it were a bit narrower I'd think it was a cigarette holder, used to keep milady's cancer stick from staining her fingers or her gloves.
     
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    it's a good looking dragon !
     
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  8. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    Tobacco pipe - Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight!
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  9. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

  10. Fern77

    Fern77 Well-Known Member

    A friend had a mate from work who had his name in Chinese characters tattooed on his arm (or so he thought). They happened to be in a bar in China on a hot summer evening, and a guy next to them took a glance at this guy's arm and started to laugh uncontrollably. They asked what was the matter, and he said it read "do not iron"
     
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  11. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member


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