I was going to say to contact an taxidermist/tannery who's been around awhile and ask for tips, it sounds like it was the way it was preserved. If...
My heart! They are so beautiful!
I have a friend who bought some "slave tiles" at a garage sale. Personally, I do not believe his were made by slaves. A) They can be googled and...
So I took into consideration everything yall suggested.. I was told these were early 1800s, and honestly I thought possibly older because of the...
1930s?? I was thinking much older.. And no, no signatures
My mind first said 1820s. It's a nice piece you could ANYWHERE. A bedroom, closet, hall, dining room, living room.. And I also fear you may...
It has the look of a seat belt to me
I *think* I have an idea, but Im not really familiar with European fashion, so, I dont want to embarrass myself with my guess :D They are neat,...
He is so cute! I like to think of him as the prototype for elf on the shelf :D
These aren't truely "antiques" but they are old enough and my favorites [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I posted about this indenture over in the Silver board thinking the people mentioned in there were silversmiths. ...they are in fact not....
Good points. It would be helpful to see other post cards as it fills out more of a repore
Hm. There seems to be some wearing in the center of the plate, so it was there to dress up whatever it held and keep it from banging the wall as...
I looked up Agnes Sayer in the 1910 census records, looks like her husband George was a dog trainer, at the time. I couldn't fine a Roderic in...
Looks like a repurposed door knocker. What is under the curved area?
What stone is in the ring?
It reminds me of the old side by side secretary's. The bowed wood pieces could have originally been drawer faces, but they do look to be on the...
Is it glass or plexi? The inside was done with a glazing compound you use with windows. If he had any sort of knowledge of furniture making and...
It's just my personality to try and pick something down to the bare bones, figure out the WHY behind something. Why sometimes a dragon, snake,...
I believe they are all the same. When you mentioned the hair, I went back and looked it over and noticed a dragon on the helmet, so I tried...
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