Hi, Yes, I agree with AJ. Definitely of Peranakan style. Usually Peranakan made things of high-grade silver and gold, but the pressure to own a...
It was made by TOBIAS. Two old Bastards in a Shed :P
I'll give you three bent quaffles and a perforated snitch for it.
"You gotta help me help them help me help you!" - Dr. Phil in The Simpsons :P
Montblanc pens have always been STUPIDLY expensive. For reference, the 149 retails, where I live, for about $1,300 BRAND NEW. I paid $250.00....
I've finally accomplished a dream nearly 20 years in the making... [ATTACH] And finally acquired the three Montblanc fountain pens that I...
It's an interesting belt, but I'm not convinced it's Peranakan. For one thing I can't see enough of the details to be sure of what it is, or what...
As much as possible, Peranakan goldsmiths made their wares out of the highest quality materials. Solid silver, and high-karat gold. Silver-plate...
It doesn't look like any Peranakan belt-buckle I've seen. Usually they're intricate, with piercework and engraving, with Chinese-themed floral and...
Hi Patricia. Would love to see photos of the stuff you mentioned. Best place to sell stuff like that is Singapore and Malaysia - they're the...
A few more close-up shots, and a writing-sample. Pen with watch: [ATTACH] Nib detail: [ATTACH] Writing sample: [ATTACH] "W.-GERMANY" on...
Gold. I like the classic look.
Not quite an antique yet, but certainly vintage, and certainly a classic. I won this in a box-lot of pens earlier this week: [ATTACH] Full,...
Vesta cases existed from the mid/late 1800s up to the early 1900s. They stopped being made when two-part safety matches replaced friction matches....
Spoon is silver. I just think it's a tacky way to try and upsell an antique coin.
The way I see it, the coin's been damaged already after it was soldered onto the spoon, so I don't see how anything extra could be any worse.
Hey folks. So, interesting story: I won a coin at auction, which is very old, very silver, and very shipwrecky. Problem is, said coin has been...
somehow I doubt that.
Still modifying the buckle closure straps, so not quite done.
Still got a few details to sort out, but it's almost there... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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