There's no real market for silverplate/electroplate/EPNS/EPBM around here. Or at least, not where I live, at any rate. I worked in charity shops...
The sad thing is that there used to be a whole range of auction-houses. When I was a kid, there were at least 3-4 of them within walking-distance...
Not sure what I can add to this, but if there's any questions that people have, I'll answer them if I can.
I've typically used either Danish Oil, or French Polish (methylated spirits + shellac flakes in-solution) rubbed/brushed onto the surface of any...
Basic brass polish would do for cleaning the metalwork. As for dealing with the woodwork, I'm not an expert on that. I suspect you'd have to sand...
Yeah, this is a campaign slope. So-called for its flat, unadorned sides and the recessed "campaign" carry-handles, in brass, on the sides. The...
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Very sweet! I may be wrong, but for something to be a "chatelaine" item, doesn't it have to have some sort of connection-point (a ring, hook,...
Yes, betel-chewing was similar to chewing tobacco. Has a similar effect, too. People have been trying to stamp it out for decades, and in some...
It's a betel leaf holder. Filled with stacked, individual leaves. Take a leaf - add sliced betelnut, slaked lime - roll it up into a little betel...
Everyone and their dog thinks that grandma's antique set from Hong Kong is made of ivory and worth a billion dollars. 99% of the time it's bone...
That one and the one previous, are just beautiful!!
The thing about writing slopes is that they lasted a long time, the better part of 300 years, from about 1600-ish, up to around the early 1900s....
That's what I mean. It looks too "chunky". I know antique writing slopes - I collected them for years - I even fixed them from time to time. A...
Looks pretty generic. I don't see any indications that there's anything that would help give us more information about it. I question the age of...
A lot of these which I've seen and/or bought, are frequently missing the chopsticks. I have another set with the original sticks, and two more...
The sticks look like they show a lot of wear & unevenness. They don't completely match, even though they're the same length and style.
This is the first set I've ever bought with the original bone chopsticks still intact, which is kinda cool. In all I've got four of these. I used...
The carved-up white stuff is almost certainly bone, from what I can see. Looks like a lovely little piece! "You sah! Stand up straight! Eyes FRONT!"
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