I can now see that it is a better than average 15 jewel movement, note that the jewels are set in screwed seats and it has swan neck regulation...
Is the name on the dial 'Illinois' ?. Is there something on the back? It appears to date from about 1910-1920, it is probably a 7 to 15 jewel...
"You make me want to say mean things about clocks." You are more than welcome, like most stuff they range from great to WTF? "You could just say...
Looks as if it was owned by a heavy smoker or the artist's palette was limited to shades of yellow. A good clean would help it.
As long as there are art critics there wil always be a niche for people who make really horrible stuff, badly.
"This is a piece from her renowned 'Urban Decay' collection that with refreshing artistic integrity she insisted must be referred to as 'shit...
Hi when I type into google lemetrez nothing comes up are they quite rare More likely quite minor maker, that no one has bothered to mention on...
Made by LeMetrez, Paris, about 1910, typically called opera glasses, Fabt. means maker in this context, abbreviated of course.
Yes, it is engine turned.
Run of the mill ladies 15 jewel lever, as stated, from the mid 20s. 'Pilot' would just an arbitary brand name and of no significance. You probably...
I doubt if it would fetch as much as AUS$20. It may appeal a little to an obsessive collector of obscure makes, but it is very basic technically...
In my ebay time I sold 40,000 items, which must have been at least 10,000 packages, and nothing was sent any other way than basic airmail, or...
They also each have a family crest? on the back, At the time, that was the front. Up until the later 18th C., spoons and forks were laid 'face...
It has only been in the last 50 or so years that 'Hand Made' has been a selling point, so pretty well anything claiming to be hand made or hand...
For what it is worth, I endorse the last post. Probably 3 or 4 grams if 18 carat gold Quite a bit more if the strap is also gold.
The black spots are usually salt damage, it reacts with the silver to form silver chloride, this will wash of but if left too long it forms a...
That is my opinion
It is a lower case gothic 't'.
What you are calling watch rings ate usually called 'bows' because they were originally bow shaped, see pre 19th c watches for examples. I would...
My opinion is that these are normal horn. Rhino horn is actually a mass of fused haurand does not have a hollow centre, which is what I seem to...
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