That’s awesome that you’ve found some. I hope that day will come for me. I was walking through the souther CA desert with a Native American man...
Fair enough. I’ve never found one in the wild. This is a thing that I collect but know next to nothing about. I buy small collections from old...
I didn’t look super close but these don’t look like they have been excavated. Unless they were cleaned really well. People make tens of thousands...
Interesting. Out of curiosity do you recall what the lowest price point was you had it at? What do you then do? Throw it in storage or sell in...
So how’d you end up doing on this one Nate? I just acquired a piece by this firm in a very Nate esque bulk buy. Was googling it when this post...
Well we have about the 5-6 centuries proclaimed so far! The way the little decorative flourish on the handles is cast on some of these being so...
Haha! No they didn’t. Last time I bought something they called “a lot of ancient items” I got a likely 1600’s mortar, sans pestle, likely Italian....
Oh wow, yeh they look remarkably similar. Silly me didn’t try an image search. Thanks for that. I’ll have to try to look for a more solid source...
Auction called it ancient. I’m not so sure. Could be. It’s kind of interesting. Was cast in two halves with not a lot of effort to disguise it. I...
If you need an impromptu war club you could just stick the end of your broom into this vase. Interesting shape! I’d have grabbed it too. I’m a...
Wish you had gotten a stamp of approval! Maybe the things he was saying about the other piece also hold true for yours for the most part and that...
Oh that’s an interesting explanation for those!
I just saw that episode recently! I’ve always wondered if folks that appear on the show are targeted for break ins afterwards. My exes mother...
I see not more than 100 years old. My guess would be 30-70 years old. Colors and lines don’t seem right to me for older than that. I think there...
I think everything made in China is based on something from long, long ago that we have no idea about. That’s my experience at least. Nothing is...
Thanks Laura and all you Edelweiss lovers! Pretty Swiss plates they are!
These four plates came in a lot. Very pretty. Reminiscent of some Spanish plates I have. Image search brings back Poland with the most similar...
Another vote for the Jugendstil brooch. Then the primate carving for me.
I believe that Asia week starts in NYC this week. He’s likely had his hands full producing content around all the upcoming auctions. I’ve noticed...
Thanks guys. Looks like warm soapy water is the way to go on cleaning these. Anyone think I should try to preserve the pencil notes? Does that...
Separate names with a comma.
