I think some DID use 830, but don't ask me to name them! I couldn't remember!! Hahaha. It looks like a silver serving-bowl or dish rather than a...
I've heard of many fineness marks. I've never heard of one called 830. There's 800. And 935. 925. 900. 950. I've never heard of 830.
A lot of items of excellent quality often were manufactured without ANY maker's marks on them AT ALL. That doesn't mean they're trash. Easily 3/4...
Faberge eggs, Stradivari violins, jewels and treasures lost during invasions and revolutions...
My blog started out as just random historical babblings and nothing more fascinating than that. All blogs have humble beginnings.
Thanks Figtree. Glad you enjoyed it :)
If you're really this critical I'm not sure why you're still posting here. In fact I'm not sure why you would've bothered starting to post in the...
Just because you don't see it happening doesn't mean it won't. I didn't see my blog getting a massive spike in hits last night happening either...
CX - I hadn't heard it, either! I picked it up somewhere online. A mix between restoring and modifying. The box was in terrible condition when I...
Sorry to disappoint you, Komokwa. And you're very welcome, Houseful :)
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Looks like a Chinese-style rice-jar or rice-pot/urn...thingy. The big, old-fashioned ceramic ones are called Kam Cheng: [IMG] This is a...
Does anybody else on Antiquers write or blog or make videos about the antiques in their collection? I do! Here's my blog:...
One of my favourites, and one which I've definitely noticed over the years: Most antiques are not worth what you think they are.
As a collector - be as selective as possible. Be patient. Know the market. Hold out and wait. As a flipper/reseller/dealer (whatever) - Only buy...
The tarnishing on the sides is characteristic of EPNS.
The eagles look like cast iron. The fender is most likely brass. Most of the ones I've seen are brass. If you polish that up, it'll look incredible.
This is a VERY old pen. It's 80 or 90 years at least. Inside is a rubber ink-sac, a J-shaped pressure-bar and the lever that presses on the bar...
Don't throw it out. Pens can be re-tipped. There's not many people who do it, but it can be done. And tipping lasts for DECADES. Once it's done,...
Waterman lever-fill fountain pen. Popularly called a 'woodgrain' from the red-black ripple effect. Dates to around 1910-1920. The colour on the...
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