Japanese tobako bon (or ban), which just translates to tobacco box I believe. I have one but it’s broken :(. edit: always possible this one...
I’ve never seen a base like that. Interesting example.
Looks brand new to me. Made in last 1-20 years. Still a nice hand made thing.
Agreed. Just the quality and size would impact the value. Some are nicer than others and they come in all different sizes. I think they were...
Good for stashing “whatever creams your Twinkie” as a gal from Oklahoma used to say to me. “Whatever toots your horn”
Would make a fine pill box too. Since it’s unlikely anyone would use it for oil these days.
If I have my way I’ll have a long hall lined with fun stands/pedestals someday. All with busts or statues or plants. I am a huge sucker for a good...
Worth noting, I believe this is a traditional Tang Dynasty design. So around 7th or 8th century. This is one of the most common Chinese designs...
I’d vote for retailer mark. In that case it will often be pretty hard to track down more info. They may have bought from multiple suppliers. If...
Madri?
I’ve found that African things aren’t very quick sellers. Good African things, with some legitimate age, that are priced fairly will eventually...
I have a few sellers that I buy from regularly and can regularly make good profits from. They do a pretty good size volume of very good things....
So I have received the maiden head spoon mentioned in another post. The lady hand delivered it after she agreed to ship it. A nice touch. Her...
I found a neat rained on chair the other day. It was behind the storage facility of a company I do some work for. It wouldn’t fit in my smaller...
One of my favorite things is buying cheaply on eBay and selling for substantially more on the same platform with better titles/keywords/descriptions.
In a similar but altogether different vein I went to a coin store yesterday. I was getting a gold watch engraved for my father as he’s retiring at...
I’ve received several packages with them. It’s a fun and potentially money saving idea. I somehow can’t bring myself to use them. Even though I...
My family put all of their platinum deco jewelry in their bike spokes. They melted down the baseball cards in the 80’s to pay property taxes on...
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