This is a 20th century factory piece, so not worth much of a time investment unless you are keeping for yourself. It looks like a painted on...
Well that really sucks. Did it seem like the thief knew to steal from her because she was featured on the show, or was it random? I attended the...
Easiest approach is a walnut rub-on oil varnish mix, by Howard’s, Minwax, Watco, etc. Match the color since there are lots of choices. I would not...
If you’re buying it to keep it and sit on it, then it is worth $80. If you are buying to resell it depends on your sales venue, but probably not.
First of all, slow WAY down. Congratulate yourself for taking them off the market without selling. Now take the time to do some research. These...
Thank you, Debora, quite right, and not Yosemite. Looks like a glacial valley? in the Alps maybe? Pretty sure framed in the US and quite some time...
Have had this large format photo print mounted on cardboard for several years and never researched it. Have not removed from frame. I tried to...
Antique brass (andirons, candlesticks) has been duplicated since first made. To distinguish antiques from repro requires looking closely at...
I don’t know where your example is from? I find it best to go to reliable sources. Museum collections are best, but don’t always have examples of...
I tend to avoid commenting on furniture these days, though I have a lot of 18th and early 19th American in my collection. In part because pics are...
I disagree. If you look at some of the closeups, this is very sloppy and poorly done. Enamel not at all precise. Authentic Japanese cloisonné of...
That looks like a fake. Face, arms, case, band attachment, and back all wrong. To be sure, have a jeweler open it up (or learn to do it yourself)...
Acanthus leaf carved front legs harken back to American Empire form, first half of 19th century. But this is, as you believe, part of Empire...
See my comment in your other post in the furniture forum. Not sure who Jon Snow is?
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