For a long time dealers have known big pieces don't sell well, also £29,000 for a George the 3rd secretaire bookcase? Who in their right mind...
I get that you don't want to try a DIY restoration on such a fine box but bear in mind that if it doesn't work you don't have to glue it on. In...
My thoughts, it's not Cuban mahogany, Cuban mahogany is very dark and by the time this was made Cuban mahogany would have been the exterior wood...
This is a good article it does mention being able to make a key but doesn't make it clear if the key can be made without taking the lock apart or...
I have found around 70 keys for antique boxes in my time but never have I been lucky with a Bramah lock, without removing it from the box (this...
Firstly, don't be embarrassed, you don't know the cost of the full restoration yet. By the sounds of it there aren't many restorers in the US that...
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TBH the only reason I started restoring in the first place was because the restorer I picked to restore my ebony writing slope didn't do a good...
How blind am I? So sorry, I didn't see the sconces in the previous photos or I would have said this slope is a collectors dream. Slopes that have...
I would love to meet a locksmith who could cut a key for a antique Bramah lock, I have 2 boxes that I need Bramah keys for, also the problem is...
These are my thoughts on the slope, yes it's a real banger of a slope, all it's missing is candle holders to have everything a slope can have. I...
Very beautiful items
Recently my passion has been quelled by Google lens, I never find the gems I used to and I'm sure it's down to Google lens for both sellers...
Surely the next step is to find out what makes the one that sold for 60 grand worth 60 grand and see if yours has the same qualities.
I don't see much difference between yours and the $60,000 one.
Not such a boring box, it's a Hoshiarpur box dated around 1920-40's, the unusual thing about it is the pattern, it's only the second time I've...
And here lies the problem with opal bought online, it's almost impossible to tell what kind of photo was taken, with what photo enhancements. My...
Well it looks like my inexperience with opals shows. Your browning/yellowing opal is because of 2 things 1) the opal wasn't very good quality and...
This opal cutter put $40,000 of opals in his table. [MEDIA]
I don't know, I think I could cut opal in any shape needed but the cost would be really expensive.
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