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STOP ME!! STOP ME BEFORE I SHOP AGAIN!!! I sold two sets out of my collection, and used some of the money to buy this... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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 intrinsic...
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 - a lot...
I was referring more to the period of general European colonialism, not any actual instances of China being colonised (even though that also...
This is what the stick looked like when I bought it back in 2023... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] As you can see - very badly crinkled, dented,...
I bought this stick almost exactly two years ago. I got it cheap, from a friend who collects walking sticks, partially because the silver handle...
Just as examples... Bakelite: [ATTACH] Catalin: [ATTACH] Bone & Bamboo (B&B) : [ATTACH]
I see it now. Yes, it looks like the same set, although I seriously question whether it's bakelite. It looks more like melamine to me. Bakelite...
Looks complete. Looks like a relatively modern (70s) set. Made of plastic, and imitating those sets made from bone & bamboo, which are...
I have a Waterman from the 1910s which is 18kt gold all over. One of the gems of my collection.
I read somewhere, a long time ago, or was possibly told by another collector, that silver without an assay-hall mark meant that it was assayed in...
According to reliable research, mahjong dates back to the city of Ningpo ca. 1840-1850, at least in its current form. Games similar to MJ have...
As far as I know, there is no scholarly, written history on mortars and pestles - at least, not of the brass variety as shown here. A lot of what...
Definitely looks like it has some solid age to it. There ARE modern brass ones too, of course, but they look far too "clean". PERFECT smooth...
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