I found a very similar one sold online. It says its a French banquet lamp. Different porcelain parts but the mounts look to be about the same....
That's black paint. Before you go trying to remove the paint, you should check if it is lead based.
There was a show on Tv some time ago called "Oddities" about a shop in NY that sold unusual antiques, medical quackery etc...and this would be...
I'm no expert but I have seen documentary shows that show how Greek marble statues were painted to look lifelike. I'm not saying it's Greek but...
that one on invaluable looks like someone tried (in vain) to do some restoration.
can someone show a photo of this as a fire grenade? I just don't believe that's what these were for. Being flat on the bottom, I my thought is...
can we see the whole machine?
Agree mid 1800's. Pretty common push up style candlestick. There are a few examples on fee bay. Search Antique brass push up candlestick (not...
I've worked in the thrift store business for over 25 years - If i had a nickel for every old mayonnaise jar, pickle jar, ancient washed plastic...
Both those bracelets are very modern. Those little round discs on the back are supposed to be magnets for magnetic therapy. Those stones are...
Unfortunately, dolls and have lost a lot of value over the years (with some exceptions of course). @judy is correct, there is a lot of them out...
I can hear my long departed friend yelling at me "Runs of three or more" "sums of 15" or something like that. I never could get it!
That looks like a piece of a garden ornament or part of a wind chime. I've seen those wrapped marbles in other styles of garden ornaments and...
The quartz watch with the hunting scene on the cover is relatively modern and goes for about $25 new on the bay. The Waltham looks like the face...
Is it just me or does she bear a resemblance to Maria Callas?
Try something that can dissolve old dried up rubber. I had a similar styled one by another maker and there was a black gasket on the underside of...
I have seen on roadshow quite a few times that the 5 claw dragon was for Imperial use only.
Could it be that these two are carvings depicting someone's actual children? When my family immigrated from Germany and Poland there were several...
Forrest Fenn Commemorative Treasure Chest-The Thrill of The Chase (vinnettis.com) you can buy it online
I'm probably going to just clean it up a bit and sell it as is. I'm sure the stones fell out because of a combination of being bumped, smashed...
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