The VALUE of the stick was never really my primary concern. It's a few bucks of silver, stuck onto a piece of cane. There's no real intrinsic...
People get a lot of flak for restoring antiques, and say it "ruins the value" and "strips away the originality", but the brutal truth is - a lot...
I was referring more to the period of general European colonialism, not any actual instances of China being colonised (even though that also...
This is what the stick looked like when I bought it back in 2023... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] As you can see - very badly crinkled, dented,...
I bought this stick almost exactly two years ago. I got it cheap, from a friend who collects walking sticks, partially because the silver handle...
Just as examples... Bakelite: [ATTACH] Catalin: [ATTACH] Bone & Bamboo (B&B) : [ATTACH]
I see it now. Yes, it looks like the same set, although I seriously question whether it's bakelite. It looks more like melamine to me. Bakelite...
Looks complete. Looks like a relatively modern (70s) set. Made of plastic, and imitating those sets made from bone & bamboo, which are...
I have a Waterman from the 1910s which is 18kt gold all over. One of the gems of my collection.
I read somewhere, a long time ago, or was possibly told by another collector, that silver without an assay-hall mark meant that it was assayed in...
According to reliable research, mahjong dates back to the city of Ningpo ca. 1840-1850, at least in its current form. Games similar to MJ have...
As far as I know, there is no scholarly, written history on mortars and pestles - at least, not of the brass variety as shown here. A lot of what...
Definitely looks like it has some solid age to it. There ARE modern brass ones too, of course, but they look far too "clean". PERFECT smooth...
That is such a cute belt. I saw one like that at a market in Malaysia just last year. Unfortunately, the guy selling it wanted a lot of money for...
According to a fellow collector, the set is probably from the area in or around Peking, going by the style of the carving. I love it. It's from...
What a lovely set! Here's my latest score, from the flea-market yesterday. I spent yesterday, and today, restoring the wooden slide-top box that...
...why are you trying to unscrew the nib?
This pen is a Parker Vacumatic from the 1930s. Originally called the "Vacuum-Fil". It was supposed to be Parker's top-of-the-line pen after the...
Beautiful!!
As I mentioned a few times before on this thread, one of the biggest pains in the ass when it comes to antique mahjong sets, are the cases or...
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