Here's a little (1 3/8" ht x 2 1/2" across, 5.4 ounces) brass/bronze cup-can anyone out there ID it ? It seemed like an old grease cap on a Model...
I found this image on Atlas Obscura.Here's the Websites explanation-"It’s 1864 & the Civil War is raging. Southern secession isn’t the only danger...
Owned by the Casa Buonarroti museum in Florence, Italy, this 500-year-old list was written and illustrated by the...
Here's a closeup of Rembrandt's 'The Jewish Bride'.I had to shoot this very quickly in-between guards. Then after leaving the museum we saw this...
Occasionally i find looking at museum & auction sites online helps train my eye when it comes to shopping for old metal work.There's some superb...
Here's a little tea cup & saucer I dredged up today.I thought it might be Chinese,Japanese,Euro-Aesthetic,take yer pick ! Any ideas who made it ?...
Took a side road 5 minutes from the house to see the old Victorian w/ the turret we admired for years.When we pulled up in front,we saw an...
Here's a piece we found years ago (garaged for 10 yrs ). My lady loved it & i just thought 50 bucks ! As usual her eye was true. It's a mirror...
Saw this yesterday & couldn't get a clue on what it is.Old copper/brass,hinged top,round 'barrel',abt 12" high by 12" round,with one side a carved...
Picked up this 12 3/4" tall glass vase-any guesses on where it was made ? Can't find any marks. PS-Hope I didn't post this before (apologies if...
Found a few candlesticks very cheap,cause what i know abt silver wouldn't fill a shot glass ! There's a pair,hallmarked,and the single square one...
I don't pretend to know the first thing abt jewelry-but discerning a 15K from a $88 Tibetan Dzi 9 Eyes Bead would seem a rather daunting task even...
Sorry to disappoint,didn't find a vase for a quarter,but this is interesting: Newcomb College was founded expressly to instruct young Southern...
Here's an etching by A.B. Dodge of a Chinese Tong War 'Hatchet Man' (a Tong soldier/enforcer).The were called 'Highbinders' because supposedly...
I picked the little folks up today for $3 apiece.I've seen billions of larger (12" and up) geisha type dolls in cases and free standing,but these...
I know next to nothing about fabrics and am looking for opinions.Here's a shadow-boxed piece of fabric i just picked up.It's 15" by 15" framed.Is...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/antiques-and-their-afterlives-at-the-armour-stiner-octagon-house?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter...
Found this at a Garage Sale for $15,figured what the heck.Most Lalique are forgeries,copies old & new. This piece is 4 1/2" tall,2.7 pounds, 'R...
That's my platform,a one issue candidate.'Get kids off Crack,Fentanyl & Guns-turn 'em into 1 Quid Pickers-Heal the Nation !'....
Just found this at the Junketeria-'aha-a French Horn'...not so fast ! I sent an email off to one of numerous brass instrument specialists.He said...
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