Thank you, My wife was thrilled to see that thing when she walked through the door. She wanted a nice one for years and years.
This Yemen Jambia just had to come home with me. It has seen a lot of wear over the years and been repaired a few times , but it was loved a lot...
This room divider is huge and just amazing. Weighs a lot too. Was really happy to find this. My wife has wanted one for years. [IMG] Not sure...
This one I think is a Japanese Guanyin on a carp wood carved with polychrome. Measures right at 24" high. [IMG] [IMG]
I had a lot of fun finds last week. This Guanyin sculpture measures at 40" tall. [IMG]
There was thousands of Japanese and Chinese items at this sale. It was amazing.
I will remember that one. Thanks for the explanation.
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Hi Folks. Picked this up yesterday at an estate sale for a couple bucks. It has a chip on the rim but it is not too bad. Can anyone translate the...
So, I did try a lighter on a small bit of the black stuff "outside of course:nailbiting::eek::rolleyes:". No flame or burn from it. I left the...
I thought about that later and for a lot of folks the knife was a very poor scale/size comparison choice by me. Sorry about that. I did make a...
I think that we are on to something for sure. It looks a whole lot like those Camaroon beads. But that being said , this thing is pretty big. 3"...
Hi folks, Picked this up today at an estate sale full of Asian antiques. It didn't have a tag on it so I asked the guy how much and he said "how...
Cobalt blue and silver.....that woulda been a good looking combo.
What would the test for that be? Would plating scrape away with a knife and be obvious? Is that a bad idea?
I am going to go with plated then. I used flitz polish on a silver chain a while back and it was basically wipe on , wipe off and it was clean as...
Thanks to everyone for the information. What is the best way to check if it is plated?
Hi Folks. First let me say that I know zilch about silver , so bear with me here. Is this even silver? No markings at all. What the heck is it? 2"...
I cut my teeth on gun collecting at the OGCA at the IX center. My Dad would take me with him and I would take my summer earnings and he would help...
Thank you. These are likely the ones that AJ was referring to. I will get on ebay and order some up for the girls to insure that they don't modify...
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