I'm reminded that I promised pics of them after polishing. Tomorrow, for sure!
Yer blades thread is satisfied, Komo. Text an' pics, below, are a dupe of that: It's ~9 1/4" overall, with a ~3 3/8" grip. The tang is ~1/8"...
Yup...somehow attractive, yet not. Great pair, thanks!
Wonderful! What a stunning collection of powerfully life-like (many perhaps from life?) sculptures!
Komo, your pics of those 3 early bowie knives triggered my memory of one I've had for decades...an' thought of as somehow modified due to a)...
Well, I cleaned 'em up...an' now I'm not so sure I wanna sell! The enamel stars really 'pop' on the wings, an' I note the different colors almost...
Practical use in their era included personal defense; San Francisco during the last third of the 19th C was the home of several renown knife...
Dunno about 'enamel' but that wee feature sure looks like a section of a chevron bead, to me anyway.
Seems to me you've had your luck...Pray to the gods that matter; go in there an' score this for yourself. Then thank your gods...an' wallow in...
There are many for sale on eBay.uk https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...243.m570.l1311&_nkw=indenture+vellum&_sacat=0 Check for Sold Items...Good...
Way Cool...thanks!
Is that properly called chased?
To everything turn, turn, turn There is a season turn, turn, turn And a time to every purpose under Heaven.
Patince, m'man...
Huh...I'm almost ashamed to admit the depth of my cultural ignorance...but what inna world was all that noise about?
Bosko, you're the only person inna whole damn world who has weirder an' more varied stuff than me!
All that reminds me of an old song; 'We Be-long To A Mu-tu-al Ad-mir-a-tion So-ci-e-ty' Aren't we all lucky!?
Stop weighing, Bosko...Grab It!
Pretty special piece, whatever the material...Thanks for sharing, an' Welcome here, VOH!
I like 'pipkin' as a descriptor for the vessel, an' as the saucer is fitted for it, I'll use 'under tray' to describe that piece. Thank you,...
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