T Thanks so much, wow I didn't realise 18th century that's wonderful! The buckle is 2.5"L x 2"W. Re. the screwed sticking up piece in the...
Maybe root beer? The Bakelite/Catalin colour names are always confusing to me :hilarious:
Hello! I'm hoping you can help me with the age of these two paste pieces. I picked them up separately from two different auction houses. One is a...
And you helped me, so the artist's quote is doubly meaningful! Thanks again, I'm so pleased to learn about Shwan :)
Oh goodness, well done you!! Amazing detective work, and I'm in Canada so that fits too. Thank you!
Hi all! OK, these are my latest oddball pieces :hilarious:. No-one was interested in them at an auction, I thought they were quirky (one maybe a...
Thanks Leslie, yes I bet you're totally right- thanks for the pic as well- it always helps to have a visual!
Hi all! Picked a lot up at auction recently that had a mixture of older purses, gloves, beaded clothing pieces in it etc. The lot appears to date...
That is so sweet, thanks for sharing! I'd like to think it belonged to a teacher, given to her/him by their pupils :)
Yes, thanks what I was thinking! It looks odd.
Hello! Picked up this Art Nouveau metal inkwell at auction amongst a lot of various other inkwells. When I go it, I was surprised to see scribbled...
Fingers crossed! Thanks for the help.
Ok, first pic is bail scratched 3x times then locket 3x times. Second pic is locket scratched again 4x times for good measure. I also re-weighed...
Oh, OK I'll try this and maybe post a pic and see what you think thank you!
Thank you, great information- very much appreciated!
Thanks for your replies everyone! I'll see if I can track down somewhere with an xrf machine!
Thank you! Yes I acid tested it. I wish I had better access to somewhere with an xrf machine. I can't seem to find too many around!
Ah right, no sadly not.
I remember him doing it! I can't remember which painting it was though.
I don't believe so, I actually thought it was dirt but when I looked through my loupe, it appears to be a little gap to pop up the inner frame to...
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