Thanks for the Combs tip Dagger-I just subscribed.
Blimey Shammy-Yer goin' for broke,cool piece !...
2MB-It may have been this 'Spitalfields Life' blog- https://spitalfieldslife.com/2011/03/28/john-thomsons-street-life-in-london/
It does look pretty beat Des.
1850's Caddish English 'Fop'-damned bounder ! I believe this callow fellow is 'high hatting' those two innocents. [ATTACH]
Ditto Gang-I hunt now for fun,but like Marko,after 50 years of buying it's time to lighten the load & get in some travel while we're still able to...
That knife's a wicked beauty-looks like something designed for one of Batman's 'Arch Villains'.Brass knuckles combined with a handy-dandy...
Fardon's 1856 Views of San Francisco photographic folio would work for me too.
These are an iconic bladed weapon.I don't know if this asking price is accurate, but I'd think many knife collectors would like an original.The...
An amazing book (that I don't own),'Street Life In London' 1877 by John Thompson.I'd love to own just one of these plates,let alone the entire...
I hope you got a fair price Pott -there's another thing that mystifies me,Cloisonne.I actually still see some at Thrifts,but whats crude crap &...
A dealer I know w/ 60+ years of experience (still runs his Mother-In-Laws 65 yr old family shop !) says the mainland Chinese come to Portland in...
Also check the clear detailed pics on Sotheby's & Christie's million dollar pieces.High-up billionaire party members in the celestial empire will...
I'd guess the majority of 'great' finds today are a combination of sharp eye & divine accident. It's more rewarding (for us),to just wait for a...
Ditto Sabre-I don't have to sell anymore to eat (thank **** God !). Generally the market's constantly being stripped clean-too much free available...
Doug-Just asking because normally the first gang of pros pick the place clean.Heard tales of the first group spending an hour or two thoroughly...
Divas-What's your opinion on 'scam buyers' re: more expensive $1000+ jewelry. I've heard of crooks having phony addresses or prying jewels out of...
Big Congrats Vitry-Great eye & awesome scores sir ! This is a total anomaly in my part of the country-1970's to 80's selling prices for the West...
"I am sure she is one of the dealers the thrifts are selling to with that amount of inventory." @Marko I guess Thrifts are still selling stuff to...
900 Listings ! Man,some of the 'Bayers are ambitious-why doesn't she just price one Soaky toy at a cool million and save herself all that work ?
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