Wow!! That is VERY COOL to find! Congratulations on such a fantastic historical gem!
HAHAHA!! Smartass!! :D
I doubt this is what it is, but the shape looks like a binnacle...
I've bought and sold and cleaned quite a few pocketknives in my time as an antiques dealer (people love them those oldschool folding knives!). To...
I've seen a lot of letter-openers/paper-knives and that don't look like no Victorian-era letter opener that I've seen!
Yes I know. That's what I said. Probably I wasn't clear enough.
Maybe for those gigantic, double-magnums of champagne? Y'know...for when you REALLY have to celebrate... :P
It's a fineness mark, not really a 'hallmark' to use the strictest def.
Many years ago, now, I was at my local flea-market looking over this stall run by a lady who sold jewelry and watches and such-like. Ahead of me...
I'm trying to find somewhere that will do that. So far I haven't come up with anything...
I'll seek out a jeweler just to be sure, but I have no reason to suppose it isn't. I've found other entries online which have said the same thing.
NEVER MIND!! :P I found this on a local museum website: https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/257694 Apparently, it IS solid silver! :P
Hey Folks. I need some help with something. I purchased a very cheap fob-chain at the flea-market. It is marked on the cross bar: MEXICAN...
Being a dealer today is HARD. And I can assure you that the whole "If they want it, they will pay whatever it takes", is complete balderdash....
I've been dealing antiques for nearly 3 years now. Yes, I'm a newbie in this trade. But I've seen - and have dealt with - all kinds of people and...
Well, it's a naval or maritime telescope. Early or mid 1800s (I'd say before 1850, given the style). Single-draw, with what looks like a sliding...
What do you want to know?
Value, worth, rarity...whatever...are such ridiculous words. The 'value' of an antique depends on a million different things. Who made it, how old...
Unfortunately AJ, people don't understand what a HALLMARK actually IS. A hallmark is a mark stamped on a piece of gold, silver or other precious...
A hallmark is only a hallmark if it comes from an assay hall. If it doesn't, then it's a maker's mark or something like that.
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