Today's antique-shop purchase: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Research tells me that Cooke & Kelvey was established as a...
I see we still haven't reached a consensus. So is this brass, or bronze, in your opinions? And is it old? Or not? Pre-1900? Pre-1950? 1800s? I...
Well that's what I thought, as well. If it was modern, wouldn't they try and make it look all perfect and pretty? I don't think so. That's why I...
Thanks for the answers, everyone!! I've always wanted a brass mortar & pestle. When I saw this, I had to have it. My own gut-feeling is that...
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The bases, as requested: [IMG]
No marks on the mortar or the pestle. They both have that rough texture on them. Pestle: 7in. high/long. Mortar: 4in. high, 5in across at the mouth.
[IMG] Salutations, good sir, mistress! How might I aid thee? If thou wilt give me thine ingredients, smite them I shall, 'til they's be nothing...
I had (and sold) one like that which was dated as being Victorian/Edwardian, around 1900. But it was a bit more elaborate than this one.
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You're damn right! Pack up your posts and get outta here by sundown! Y'hear!? Or we'll ride you outta here on a rail! It's a lovely walking...
lol. Pear cased watches... Everyone knows they were housed in apples. It's a lovely clock, though. Friend must be proud to have it.
What do you mean 'like Shangas's'?
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[IMG] Sterling silver watch-fob? Check. Sterling silver watch-chain? Check. Sterling silver watch?...Still Looking. And I may be looking for...
I agree. It seems like a needless extravagance.
LOL. Lovely dish, though. I like how the engraving is underneath, so that it can be displayed without all the stuff in-your-face all the time.
Flea-markets, antiques fairs and antiques shops. The really nice ones in good condition, which are at reasonable prices, are extremely hard to...
Sold...not sold...I got it now!! I don't care!
I'd say postwar. 1950s, 1960s. Nothing especially fancy.
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