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Shangas replied to the thread COLONIAL-ERA SILVER & MALACCA WALKING STICK.

The VALUE of the stick was never really my primary concern. It's a few bucks of silver, stuck onto a piece of cane. There's no real...

Shangas replied to the thread COLONIAL-ERA SILVER & MALACCA WALKING STICK.

People get a lot of flak for restoring antiques, and say it "ruins the value" and "strips away the originality", but the brutal truth is...

Shangas liked pearlsnblume's post in the thread Mahjong thrift find.

Donate it to a senior center if you don't want to sell it. My friend plays almost every day at her center and they don't care if it is...

Shangas liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread COLONIAL-ERA SILVER & MALACCA WALKING STICK.

It was, and you were right to have it restored.

Shangas liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread COLONIAL-ERA SILVER & MALACCA WALKING STICK.

A fun Chinese Export piece. CES, Chinese Export Silver, does well in general. And your silversmith did a great job restoring it. Btw,...

Shangas liked mirana's post in the thread COLONIAL-ERA SILVER & MALACCA WALKING STICK.

Happy for you that you found someone to restore it so well for your collection! The design is really interesting. I like the tarnish...

Shangas replied to the thread COLONIAL-ERA SILVER & MALACCA WALKING STICK.

I was referring more to the period of general European colonialism, not any actual instances of China being colonised (even though that...

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This is what the stick looked like when I bought it back in 2023... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] As you can see - very badly crinkled,...

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COLONIAL-ERA SILVER & MALACCA WALKING STICK

I bought this stick almost exactly two years ago. I got it cheap, from a friend who collects walking sticks, partially because the...

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