Brava, kyratango! Here's one that is all white: [IMG] May be the one currently for sale on eBay.
Welcome MRYCBR. Your question is whether it is worth shipping. Without really knowing, would have to guess that is an expensive proposition....
The front looks like it is the zodiacal sign Taurus.
It's not clear whether shell was not used that much in antiquity or those pieces just haven't survived well. We do know that stones were valued...
Welcome to Antiquers, sinan. We hope you will show us some of the things you love when you are ready. :happy:
Thanks for the link, Holly. Must have been seriously exciting for those who discovered Neko's grave. Too bad the article didn't provide a photo...
I wouldn't count on the elements being symbolically coherent: Athena/Minerva with flowers & a star with foliate decoration do not really all go...
A sash buckle, I would have said.
Your table has a scene of a bacchanle & little goat's feet, so we can guess what it was used for. [ATTACH]
Did notice that, unlike for the Pacific, there is nowhere to read the time in the middle of the Atlantic, making one gap.
Something for knowing what time it is there when it is this time here. Maybe there was a timepiece that could sit in the center? It's a 24 hour...
The chestnut may be old, but is the only true answer to the question of what the value of anything is: the most someone is willing to pay today.
Well, I'd be 'upset'. You bid on the reasonable understanding that the vise was part of what you were buying. The auctioneer allowed its removal...
Explains why only the bowl shaped receptacle is removable, so ashes can be dumped. Supported by fire breathing dragons, what could be more...
You are always welcome. Costume ('fashion'), no doubt, but appears to be very well made & in excellent condition. The edges could so easily...
The design originated in W. Germany, hence the post-WWII dating, but as far as I know, she is still being made today. German origin for the cameo...
The cameo is post-WWII.
How stiff or flexible are the bits that come out?
This fits. Repro, national pride item. The Duchy of Courland is now part of Latvia.
This could be a whole other rant thread, how humans interact with other animals. Living in New Jersey, @gregsglass may have some thoughts on bears.
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