Fight or hug. Not sure which at the moment :)
If you look carefully there are two :).
Thanks. I love wood and I’ve deliberately gone for the dusty old museum look (although my wife will attest this is the only room in the house that...
The photo is my grandfather and it’s my favourite one of him. He looks so austere there but was actually great fun. The slant box is a writing...
Thanks. The one to the left of the clock is actually my favourite as it is Edwardian and looks beautiful but my photos haven’t done it justice. :)
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi all. Welcome to my study. The first photo is mostly old books including a strand magazine of the first...
Thanks AJ :) Yes. The pictures really don’t do it justice.
It’s got nice patina so I was thinking early 20th century. It’s roughly 6 cm x 4 cms by 1.5 cm deep so it’s definitely kind of vesta sized (though...
Wow. :) Thanks Any Jewelry. Norway wasn’t even on my radar! Any idea of what kind of period this would be? Hope the box is just mislaid somewhere...
Thank Kyra, this is very helpful. Any idea on the date? :)
Hi Everyone, I picked this up in London a couple of years ago and I think it is an 18th century French Snuff or perfume bottle carved from a nut...
Hi all, I recently bought this vesta case from Lewes in East Sussex in the U.K. which by the way is a great place for antiquing if you find...
That would make a lot of sense as the carving has a distinctly Black Forest look to it.
Although he was convicted of treason, to call Charles I a traitor is a bit of an oxymoron as he was head of state until Oliver Cromwell, a...
Ah. That’s where eBay can come into it’s own. Haven’t been to an Antiques shop in 9 months but have bought some nice pieces on line.
I agree. I’ve found that you can pick up Edwardian display cases for as little as £35 just because they’re not in fashion or the auction house...
Is it me or do some of the parts of the ship look like rams horns in which case it could be Jason and the Argonauts.
I think the original painting was probably dripping with subtext of the time and was quite contentious. It may have had very little to do with how...
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