So maybe Timothy? And just for clarification, even without said sticker this is absolutely an Inuit carving.
That hardware looks 1860-ish - lovely piece, have no idea if it is Irish but that would not be the first thing that came to my mind ...I'm not...
The number on the front is some Canadian's social insurance number, the Canadian police defaced an enormous quantity of objects during a ID...
Horizontal format works are usually a bit more valued than verticals, and I think this picture is quite a nice example of his work.
great pieces, love them!
For now, maybe, but all things go round. The fashion for tiny dress watches from this era will return eventually so items like this will be very...
If I have good shoes or warm clothing I don't need, I take it to the nearest tent city, they usually have a donation tent. To H**L with Value...
late 19thc is a good place to start. They look English.
Keep an eye out for those horrible little carpet moths, they love shearlings. Freeze the coat for a day if you have room in your freezer, that'll...
Japanese and Chinese characters were the same at this time because the Japanese people adopted Chinese written script as their own. The characters...
These are usually Japanese and like a lot of pieces constructed this way the bottom has fallen out due to water corroding the solder joint.
Not all that odd, I've had things like this, ancient celadons all stuck together like that. S__t happens, even way back when. Neat curiosities,...
I'd say likely Chinese, very attractive decoration IMO, not sure of age as the form is quite unusual.
My best rock had felt on it when I bought it too, Mikey - sometimes owners do that to prevent it scratching the furniture. Bonus for me was that...
Not a bad rock at all Mikey. Inuit for sure.
Lovely box. If I were you, I would leave it alone. Boulle work like this is not easy to restore/repair effectively unless you are very familiar...
Agree Chinese.
no thanks
Moderator deleted my comment - how broad minded of you.
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