You're welcome, Figtree. I hope you enjoy reading it.
What did you like about the article/blog/my writing? Always looking for feedback on my stuff!! :P I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Here are the accompanying articles about the pen stand... http://www.throughouthistory.com/?p=4470 ...the inkwell......
No, I have never seen a cup like this in relation to anything with the Straits Chinese. It's just too simplistic and crude. THIS is Straits...
Here's a piece I wrote in my blog, about the blotter... http://www.throughouthistory.com/?p=4479
I see no reason why it would not sell. The main issue is the SIZE (and therefore, weight) of the desk. It's good that it can be pulled apart for...
They are very, aren't they? I think it's the clean, unclutteredness of it, the simple lines, the geometric angles and curves, which give it that...
All the Straits Chinese ceramics I've ever seen were exquisite. This looks too crude and simplistic to be S/C ceramics. The details are really...
Been after one of these for years. I'm one step closer to finishing my Montblanc Meisterstuck collection: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The...
It seems like my job is done here. But, just to have something to type about... Yes, it's a Singer No. 15. Yes, its from the early 1900s....
What you need is a brass screw (flathead) with a narrow thread, to fit into the hole. That's all these opera glasses used to hold them together....
Badger hair is the preferred material for shaving brushes, because of its water-retention qualities.
I've always said, smokers have the coolest accessories.
Et voila! [IMG]
India is very famous for its brassware, so this doesn't surprise me if it was made in India. Age? At least 100 years. Inkwells didn't stop just...
I know a few people who go to Europe and/or America on buying trips. Obviously that ain't happening now with the Covid thing, but yes, there are...
Curiouser and curiouser!! I wish I could hold it in my hands, just to see how the damn thing works!! I've never seen something like this!!
Very nice. It's for storing seal paste (traditionally red in colour), for use with Chinese seals. I have one on my desk.
I don't see how this is for melting sealing wax, and I don't think it's a cigarette lighter. We need more (and better) photos of it, to...
This is the modern version, but it works exactly the same way: [IMG]
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