I was thinking about the desks that got loose from the House of Representatives. They redecorated in 1857 when the place was rebuilt and...
That looks like the John Quincy Adams desk, the one from the House, or at least the same era.
I'll have to test it. ...two minutes later. Patinated bronze or copper. It scratches up red on my stone. No need to even bother with the acid.
Greetings! Some of us look like experts and some don't even try. Jump on in - we only bite woodworms.
"Feed me all of your chickens, ducks, rabbits, small dogs...."? (meow)
Sevres they ain't, they're not old enough. The porcelain looks nice and the painting is at least partially hand done. There's what looks like a...
I just hope it's considerably more than you paid!
Not a clue, but I also can't see a darned thing in these photos. As Komo said, full daylight on a white background helps.
No particular age on it, but this is one case where no one's going to care. It's not signed and if resold it sells for the "pretty" instead of the...
That one looks all original, so your insurance valuation is probably dead on. Not sure I'd want to sit on it either, but it looks really cool.
It almost has to be a replacement - probably needed doing to keep the desk functional. Around here you'd never get close to that for it, but as...
These were probably decorator pieces, probably sold to the framer to kit out and sell to patrons looking for stuff for their walls.
Thanks. I understand a few words of spoken Japanese but can't read any at all. I think I paid under US$5 for it so it. Now I know why Grandma...
Good question. Doesn't look like any lotus I've seen, but then the ones I've seen have been root slices in an Asian grocery!
I've been over it and over it and no marks. It weighs a ton for its size and has copper content. Someone was using it for a candle holder before...
It's a cat. Who cares if it's Chinese. :cat::cat::cat:
From the colors and the way it's done I'm thinking it's circa 1900. The gold is painted on by hand and it's only about 5 inches tall. But the...
It wants to be Indian but not quite. Indonesian? It looks like nickel-plated brass with black enamel. It's made like it's Indian but the design...
Looks like glass opal to me rather than precious opal. The sterling marks look legit but I wouldn't throw that sort of money at it until...
Got beading thread from @bercrystal and promised to send pictures. The PMs don't allow image uploads, so here we go. These are just two but...
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