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    Vienna Wall Clock

    Don't take my word for it but it maybe French, the Green man isn't normally Italian and the dial looks French as well. Give me "carved to death"...
    Post by: 808 raver, May 13, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Vienna Wall Clock

    Really nice, would love to see close ups, it's all about the detail. Not you typical Vienna wall clock, far nicer.
    Post by: 808 raver, May 13, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Bone (?) Thingamajig

    The truth is I started collecting these well before the ivory ban thinking if I could assemble the whole set I might find the right box. I would...
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 26, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Bone (?) Thingamajig

    TBH there's a few I don't have but your right, the one in the thread I don't have ;)
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 26, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Bone (?) Thingamajig

    d[ATTACH] [ATTACH]I've been trying to collect all the puzzles to make a set for years.
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 26, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Bone (?) Thingamajig

    Yeah it was lol
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 26, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Bone (?) Thingamajig

    Here is your one https://www.puzzlemuseum.com/month/picm06/200611chinese2.htm
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 25, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Bone (?) Thingamajig

    I have a number of these Chinese puzzles, I'll take a pic tomorrow, mine are ivory, I have 2 burr puzzles 1 with 6 pieces and the other with 12...
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 25, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Bone (?) Thingamajig

    I suspect it's from a Chinese puzzle box, carved in Canton around 1820's. I think it's the ball on a stick one missing the ball and the base. Yes...
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 25, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    ~ Flea Market find ~

    Doug Peat ;)
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 22, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    ~ Flea Market find ~

    It could well have been peat but I remember when cleaning it it had a faint creosote smell and water with dish soap cleaned it but IPA didn't...
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 21, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    ~ Flea Market find ~

    Like yours my is also walnut but unlike yours mine hung over (I suspect) a Scottish fire place where coal was their main source of fuel, it's...
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 21, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    ~ Flea Market find ~

    It looks very fine to me, I love this sort of very skilled carving :) This is my plaque .......
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 20, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    ~ Flea Market find ~

    Very nice piece, I might be tempted to get some walnut and fill the keyhole or find a lock and use it for a door again. I would say carved in...
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 18, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Furniture slump

    I think the real talking point here is what value should have been put on this? IMHO I think the £400 it sold for was low, I would have put a...
    Post by: 808 raver, Apr 17, 2026 in forum: Antique Discussion