Great responses so far!,, here is my take... -One advantage of specializing is that the picker has an 'above average' know how on a certain...
Dear All, I have one important question regarding the antique business especially regarding to the activity of an 'antique picker'. It is not a...
thanks Debora...Yeah it needs registration. I was hoping I was on the trail of the well known artist "Salvatore Mangione"(salvo) but now I have...
Thanks Debora,,I had some confusion with another Italian artist "Giorgio Zuppini " that also had works signed as "salvo",, TTA
Hi All I was looking for the signature of the late Italian artist Salvatore Mangione (a.k.a Salvo (1947-2015) ) but could not come to any useful...
2manybooks..my enquiry is general in nature,,i just wanted to frame and put the activity in words,,, i find it helpful for thinking and...
2 manybooks...:) having the right terms is always good as words are powerful in defining your scope and activity... just to add to the list,,I...
thanks again for all the suggestions...combining terms can also be one way.. examples Rare and Collectible Antique/Vintage items...
thanks all with the replies... -the problem with the "book scout" term is that it has also the other definition whereby " a book in one...
Hi All What is the right term for a person who moves around in search of interesting antique and vintage items of general nature (including...
kkk i dont need to do that as I am a bible believing Christian and have bible based divine resources and protection from such things.. TTA
the thing is I dont want anything that is related to objects of the occult , witchcraft or sorcery or whatever they are called,, legend or...
thanks ,,but are you sure? The thing you mentioned is a forked figure unlike what i found..anyway i didn't take it home i just took picture and...
Dear All Greetings. I found this strange metallic object near a waterfront where I think some fishermen salvaged it and just left it around.,...
you may have the real McCoy but unfortunately there is also the chance of it being a forgery...Prints by Dali, Picasso Chagall and others have...
You can also check this useful ebook that the author(David Rudd) has uploaded freely in his website (http://www.cycleback.com/)...
Thanks all for the useful replies..I guess unless I have some more details to narrow down, it is like searching a needle in a haystack.. thanks...
Dear All, I was looking for a certain antique print (probably wood engraving )entitled "Autunno" depicting children playing. But I dont seem to...
Thanks all of you! It was a great help! kind regards TTA
Hi All Long time...I have a vase but could not identify its origin and even not sure of the material it is made of...Its quite heavy and was...
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