Komakwa’s right - lathed wood spindle. No wedge like there would be with an antique Windsor (which is good since those are really hard to take...
I collect old brass and other metals, but haven’t run into horse brasses like that, the decorations for horse tack. If you want to see authentic...
Was the buyer in Russia?
Hey Doc, I really didn't understand your question at first which is why I didn't respond. I think I now understand that you were asking what I...
Coin-silver in the US was made before the days of standard testing, so it could have a range of silver percentage in it. There were really no...
I wasn't clear in my first post - this isn't my family. This came from an estate cleanout, because no one in the family wanted it. That's the part...
Thank you! I'm afraid this is just a phantom; here are closeups I took in morning light (the rings are reflection of my camera lens): [ATTACH]...
COOL!! I can't believe I got the names reversed! Thanks for pointing that out. And that actually ties his father, as a cabinetmaker, to the...
I’m mainly interested in what he did, and what his dad did. His dad born in 1763 and living in Pennsylvania during the revolution could have an...
Beautiful. I don't see damage to the case. I would guess Japanese. Writing should answer a lot of your questions and you should get it translated....
Next up in the continuing series of "why didn't anyone in the family want to keep this", is a 19th century painting. Thankfully someone in the...
I assume there is no label or marks or hardware anywhere? How big is it? You have two snare wires on the top but I can’t see how they’re attached....
Looks like inside shelf was added or moved, so not original. This may have originally held an early (50's) television. Size and doors would make...
You're sure its not just a platter? I see made in India brass or tinned-brass platters all the time - ceiling medallions not so much. Aluminum...
If it is a shiny silver/tin, then it is probably a pewter base with an antique bronze finish. Pewter would not acquire that finish naturally so...
I would call this a modified late Windsor chair, from about the mid to late 1800's. Looks like it has a solid plank seat in which case on the...
Interesting piece. As far as I can tell from google, Louis Vuitton never used that VL-Paris mark even back in the late 1800's, but instead the...
Thank you for not taking a picture from the back :)
It used to have arms which have been cut off.
This must be a difference between UK and US, but I've never seen anyone in the US post or advertise on CL that they're willing to deliver...
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