I groan every time a consignor pulls out carved wood piece. Although they are interesting, they are a huge challenge for me. People all over Earth...
I have this sweet hammered sterling bowl with snake handles, marked, "URART 925 1892". So far, about all I have found on URART is a Turkish...
I like Asian arts, but don't know enough about them. This pair of ceramic figures is another consignment, but I don't know enough specifics about...
Today my favorite consignor laid a couple more puzzles on me, so I'll offer this one up to the puzzle-masters on this board... We have a pottery...
Another mystery from an old estate a few weeks ago. Round, 7" diameter, 1-1/2" high, weighs 2-1/2 pounds. Made of non-ferrous metal, seems to be...
This is another mystery piece from a regular consignor. All he could offer was that it is Chinese. I see no identifying markings of any kind on...
I showed these pix to a lady knowledgeable in Native American baskets (mostly SW), and she said no, probably African. The bowl shaped basket is...
This looks much like others I have seen as described above, but I just wanted confirmation from someone who actually KNOWS such things. Basket is...
I usually resist African wood items, since most I see are decorative/souvenir types - but this one seems to have a lot more going for it. It is...
I just bought this from a local "picker" who is closing one of his warehouses. Lots of interesting things there... I was attracted to both the...
Greetings! Here is yet another estate find, a blue & white 10" wall plate with a European landscape scene, and "BOCH" backstamp. The white...
A fellow antiquer asked me to sell this rug for him, but we both know next to nothing about carpets, so - Might this be worth trying to sell...
OK, second mystery item. This is a silver cup from the same garage where I dug out the 2 Egyptian silver pieces I posted about yesterday. [ATTACH]...
I dug these out of a garage at an estate sale recently. Has anyone seen anything like these before? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The last...
Greetings, one & all! This is my first post, with more sure to follow. I have enjoyed going to garage sales, auctions, thrift shops, flea...
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