The silver work on this one is really neat! Her robe is fantastic.
Eldred’s is a high end auction house on Cape Cod. I bet they see a lot of Nantucket baskets. They’ve been in business over 75 years in a location...
Ha, well versed in one Moorcroft pattern! Moorcroft Man! The softest and geekiest of all the superheroes. It’s a turtle, it’s a scooter, it’s…..
Age: yesterday at earliest. Maybe this morning. It’s damn nice though. Has great decorative value. Maybe it will be considered a fine antique that...
Correct you are sir! Painted by Julie Dolan, designed by Sally Tuffin. On OBB’s advice I contacted Moorcroft and they were very helpful in ID’ing...
98% of 20th c. pewter.
It could have been used to “erase/delete” a poorly struck makers mark or another silversmiths makers mark. For example if you were buying stock in...
Please fit it with a custom silk lining and send it my way. Mine need a graceful home. [ATTACH]
Is it not hematite?
I picked this up for ridiculously little money over the weekend. Came out of a fine estate with some really nice & expensive older things. Some...
I have no idea, but the first thing that floated across my mind was a kind of a Pairpoint vibe. Not that I think it’s theirs but just a thought.
Box could be later than the chain. With the alloy type indicated on the chain being different than the alloy of the box. 925 as a mark being seen...
Agreed. Doesn’t look done in Japan to me. Influenced though could be. I’ve never seen a bird painted like that. It’s striking and almost off...
They are luckily pretty easy to research/look up. I’m sure you know already but some things to look for are RPPC, sports theme, disaster theme,...
I love reading them too. They are often very standard and boring but even those can be fun to read. So many are, “we are having fun, the weather...
Thanks guys! Funny, even when you know what you’re looking for that is not a super easy mark to find out much about. Also funny how you can look...
Another thing that isn’t mine but trying to figure out the hallmark and not succeeding was annoying me. Can anyone help? I thought Austrian at...
That’s what folks seemed to be thinking. However the finder claimed it didn’t open in any way. It could be that he just didn’t figure out how it...
I’d say it’s the same. The guy mentioned having previously posted somewhere but didn’t get any relevant info I don’t think.
Not my own unfortunately…I just saw it online and wanted to know more about it. Thought y’all may be able to help. Found in New England in an area...
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