The short answer is that you get experience from looking at many, many, many chairs looking for signs of age. I have a bit of a chair problem...
Thanks! Maybe not *quite* as well sculpted as your cameo ;), but when I made his picture into a square to fit the avatar template, I made sure to...
I don't agree based on what I can see. I think its definitely into the 20th century. Anyone interested in the long and involved history of Thonet...
This was another bracelet I bought from a costume pile because I was sure it was silver, though I couldn't find a mark of any kind. Not until I...
I'm always looking for old or nice brass and copper, but have never run into an antique stirrup before. Apparently these don't have much value,...
Mine is gold plated silver. Must not have been worn too much since most of the missing plating is on the inside and the opening button. I took...
I'd love to see yours plus how to distinguish ancient from repro. I'll take pics to show the color better. You are right on! When I got the guts...
When hunting down cameos to ask about, I came across this bracelet that I've wondered about too. There are no markings at all, so no clear...
It is not a Chippendale period table (18th century). It's actually Queen Anne style but factory made in the mid 20th century in the US when those...
Thanks so much for your responses. Italian, 20th century peasant, would he be before or after WW2? Thanks for the invitation, so here are a...
I don't really see that as being the same, since in the case of the rhinestones the issue is which company made them, and there have apparently...
I don't purposely collect cameos, though I have come across a few over the years. I have trouble knowing when they are real, and maybe I can post...
Gee, I don't agree with this. In my opinion "old pawn" is the correct term for any handmade native american jewelry from the late 19th to early...
I think they are meant to look like very old (pre-18th century) engraved european (german/flemish) candlesticks. But they do not look period to...
Yikes, that was fast! Cool, thank you!
Does anyone here know paperweights? This one is crude and probably not worth anything, but it has the remains of a label which I can't read. I...
A little more research, apparently Sancai incense or joss stick holders was a "thing", as there are numerous old ones when I do a search. I also...
Hadn't noticed it, it is the only hole and I assume a vent hole for the piece (though could be to hold an incense stick?), very small compared to...
First, I don't know if pieces like this belong in Tribal Art or in Porcelain section; but I'll start here and please move this if it doesn't...
Seems I spend as much time repairing old furniture as I do finding it. I'm a repairer, but a minimal restorer - I want to keep old finish if at...
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