A friend of mine who is a watchmaker invited me to his shop today to look over some pens he wanted to sell me. I ended up buying just three of...
'Repousse' is the name given to the METHOD for creating the design or pattern. Exactly what you wanna name the design itself is up to you.
I have to ask - how reliable is this test? I've always wanted to try it but had no idea what to expect or how to tell if it works?
It has pen-rests on both sides. That's what indicates it goes on a partners' desk.
An inkstand - in solid sterling silver - which this is - sells for quite a few hundred dollars. Certainly more than I've ever been willing to...
It's called, as Evelby correctly said, a 'quaich'. Basically it's a Scottish drinking vessel, for wine or whiskey or other alcoholic beverages....
I guess?
The marks are pretty hard to photograph. They're almost impossible to FIND, but if you insist... [ATTACH] L-R: Maker's mark, Lion Passant,...
I had my eye on it for months. When I'd finally sold enough of my antiques, I decided to treat myself.
I'm on the committee for the annual Melbourne Pen Show that we have here every November. It is a relatively small affair, but nonetheless, our...
When you mean gilding, do you mean solid silver pieces, with...basically...gold-plating on top? The old, old, OLDschool way of doing this was...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] How's this for a drinking vessel, huh?? About 4 inches tall! A treat to myself for all the sales I made...
Jolly good idea not to be filling that thing with ink, then. I daresay the parishioners wouldn't like it.
I've been collecting antique writing equipment for nearly 20 years, I've never seen an inkwell that looks like this! Are you sure that's what it...
Be that as it may, the market is flooded with them. They cost next to nothing in the tourist markets in Shanghai and Peking.
Chinese style teacups. They still make these things today, so...yeah...they may not be as old as you'd like to think.
I think we have a winner! Also looks like I was wrong with my dating...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Not too much to look at, but it's cute, anyway. 10in. by 7in. Marked 835, and the Crescent and Crown for Imperial...
What makes it a lady's desk-set? I've seen loads of antique brass desk sets or inkstands, and unless it's festooned in flowers and painted pink,...
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