Any ideas what this is? "Plumb bob" and "clock weight" have been suggested, but I don’t think I’d want to be under this if it was suspended by...
Any ideas what I have here? Woven wrapped 9” bottle. Ground glass stopper. Apothecary? Medicine? Looks a bit like some of the woven bottle work...
If it does not test as silver (or silver plate) then I will guess it's nickel silver (which has no silver content). Nickel silver tarnishes a lot...
@smallaxe - Check this out: File: Mis Gladys Theus, one of the fastest and most efficient welders at the Kaiser Company Permanente Metals...
I believe I read that one of the earlier ones set a record of 10 days, start to finish. Don't know what their secret was.
Thought some of you would like to see this. From an estate sale this weekend. (San Diego is good for USN related items.) Original litho/photo...
Thanks, I just "registered" myself.
I like that Mexican sterling silver is very rarely (maybe never?) weighted. I've collected several pieces by Salvador de la Serna, another...
. . . "in excellent company here!" That's what I'm quickly finding out. Btw, I don't actually read Japanese/Chinese, but I do fairly well with...
満 Japanese: full; fullness; enough; satisfy
Ah-ha! Yes. Thanks
Looks like it could be a measure, full scoop on the big end, maybe 1/4 of that on the other?? But why it would be elongated is beyond me.
Thank you . . .
I'm new to this forum as of yesterday. Is it okay here to link to auction sites or Craigslist ads? Or to talk about prices and values? If so, I...
Ah ha! A Tiffany / Carrier-Belleuse connection: "DIANA THE HUNTRESS by Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (France) SOLD BY and STAMPED TIFFANY & Co...
PS - I really like this forum, where a person can sign up and post immediately, no wait, no screening. Easy to post photos, too.
Yes, I suspect retailed by Tiffany & Co. But they should have let the artist sign his work. The one I saw could have been 60cm tall, or close to...
Thanks! Yes, that's the one. The one I saw did not have Carrier-Belleuse's name on it. So, who's the culprit? Who mis-signed theirs, Tiffany or...
Hi, New member here. I saw this lamp (base) at an estate sale today. Fairly expensive, I did not buy it, and it is still there. The bronze...
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