True! Also interesting to note that they're both brass/base metal. The square looks like it could be gold, but it has the brass smell and the...
Good heavens, could they actually be as old as all that?? I was mistakenly thinking the Sun King was Louis XVI until this morning when I did more...
Oh I see you meant in that context. Interesting that she is scantily clad rather than summer. So far depictions of spring have some clothes on for...
Oh yes it is! I didn't notice the fire, interesting. Obelisk is a much better word. What would she be symbolic of? Plenty, peace, wealth?
Quite! They were sat off to the side on a box, not with her 'pretties'. When I asked the price she was like 'oh a euro' like she couldn't price a...
Indeed, definitely a different theme here. Interesting we have wheat in both boxes, one with wine/grapes, and then two noble people?
@Debora, here are the 4 panels on the pyramid/cone box. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH]
That's what I feared :drowning::hilarious: Coming right up @Debora!
Oops, hoped I could edit the message before you saw it lol! Thanks for the correction, so definitely peace related! hmmm. Is it possible to...
@Any Jewelry here is the text! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'm very excited about them. We're going into the city on wednesday to test/sell the gold tesbih...
Looking at reliquaries, there is a resemblance! But the size difference is pretty major, they all seem to be regular box size, even the portable...
Looking into the crowns on the cone box: The painted coronet looks similar to a French Marquis (although Austria-Hungary, and Russia have almost...
To be honest, this is probably one of the finds of the year. I doubt I'll have this kind of luck again! What was interesting about this vide...
I'll never say no to diamonds! :jawdrop: I wonder if the square one is a husband/beau war keepsake of some kind? It would make sense that the...
This is a bit more of a mystery. Odd shape, opens at the bottom, also seems like its only one part of a larger something. Also brass, with 2...
These were just sitting on top of a box, the square caught my eye first and then I started thinking very interesting thoughts. Unfortunately both...
Thank you both! I'll pass that info along to her :D
Hi all! My mom got this painting a couple weeks ago, dated 1915. She took it out of the frame as it was pretty nasty in there. She'd like to know...
Same here lol! :hilarious:
It does look that way but Boar is 800 silver....hmm It looks almost like an anteater to me, but I can't find any hallmarks online, just silver...
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