I think searching miss spelling has been around for a long time, what I was meaning is I look for antiques that people don't even know are...
I asked Antiquers years ago about a lot of pottery I inherited, something I didn't have a clue about. Today my knowledge hasn't improved but...
I'll just cover the bottoms and call they trays :)
Thank you, I can't find a antique Khatam chowki. Now I know they are just table tops :( I don't think they are worth much.
I'd be happy with what those made. I don't know if you remember but I have these 2 Khatam trays and I said they look like they have been broken...
No they are exactly the same in oak but missing the weights and in a poor state :)
https://www.andrewjonesauctions.com/auction-lot/a-set-of-scottish-oak-and-brass-mounted-jockey-sc_16f4721b44
After restoring 2 Boulle boxes in the last year I might have to disagree, I can't think of any brass under lacquer that lasts more than 100 years...
This from google's AI " AI Overview Learn more Yes, gold is a common material used in the ancient Persian art of khatam: Khatam: An ancient...
One thing I would love to know is if the gold colour metal on old Khatam is gold or brass, it does say gold was used and these boxes are...
As I've said the bottom 3 are a cut above the norm but still only post 1960's
My problem is I already have a space issue and my wife keeps saying we have to many antiques, now I have to keep all this junk (firewood). It gets...
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/late-18th-early-19th-century-khatam-kari-what-to-look-for-and-why.53658/
Yup, that is exactly how someone who isn't that experienced in recognising early Khatam can tell, it's never on late pieces and nearly always on...
This is just a small section of the Khatam box above, the workmanship is amazing [ATTACH]
I would but I have already bored them to death with my obsession, if they haven't got it by now there's no hope lol
Real Sadeli and Khatam [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
As many of you know I collect 19th c forms of micro mosaics ie Sadeli, Khatam ect and I often show them to friends but ever increasingly my...
My new piece, still haven't managed to pin down a date, country ect [ATTACH]
BTW I'm not saying Davey is wrong, he had it spot on. It just reminded me of a quack cure.
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