Could just be down to patina. The older the surface, the darker the colour. That’s my experience anyway.
Looks a little too light to be Tagua nut. Tagua nut is more caramel coloured. See below. The cracks are interesting though. Not sure what they...
The style of the cabinet reminds me of Moroccan furniture. I wonder if the white panels which are not mother of Pearl are bone? The Berber tribes...
Looks like a US “Lazy Dog Bomb”
Thanks for the idea Shwikman, but I think it’s definitely a ditty box as it has all the markings of one ie. the pen tray and the correspondence...
Sorry if I’m stating the obvious but the 925 looks like it relates to 92.5 % silver content.
It looks Japanese to me as Japanese dragons have three toes and Chinese dragons five.
It comes down to personal experience but I have a WW1 chainsaw with a leather case which had some paint on it. I used very carefully Q tips soaked...
I was also thinking burr walnut. The wood can be cut very thinly and has a very attractive grain.
Yes I’ve never seen one like this either. I’ve been doing some digging and it appears that he was a petty officer telegraphist in the Royal Navy....
Thanks. That does indeed. Sounds just about right!
That’s very kind of you. They look the right sort of shape so I’m hoping these types of Inkwells are of a standard size. The inkwell recesses on...
Hi All, has anyone ever come across a ditty box without a lock before. My great grandfather’s ditty box is unmistakably a ditty box because...
Very nice pieces. The carved bone and bone inlays are exquisite. Completely agree with you. It’s the workmanship or something unusual that I go...
Yes you’re probably right but the tray was dirt cheap and I liked the peacock carving so I took a punt! :)
No apologies necessary. I don’t think my reply was very clear. I don’t normally contribute to forums so this is all very new to me:). I agree that...
No offence taken. I didn’t intend to infer that all the items were Nagina but I’m finding the posting of images to be challenging so some of the...
[ATTACH] Thanks. That’s great to know. One of the great things about this forum is the willingness of people to share their knowledge and the...
Thanks for the confirmation. The tambour doesn’t actually have a backing; it’s sticks of wood tightly threaded together and it runs along a groove...
I saw a few of your posts which I really like so thanks and it was actually this that made me join the forum in the first place.
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