My husband and I restore antique Waltham key wind pocket watches. I am sometimes criticized for cleaning the tarnish from the silver cases. Some...
I love it! Whatever it's purpose it would have came home with me!
Fascinating and definitely drool worthy jewelry!
French Empire Mantle Clock is likely the correct description for it.
It is also likely not brass. It was gilded with a very dangerous process called ormolu. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ormolu
I believe it is likely French in origin. It would have originally been accompanied by 2 garnitures (decorative pieces) that would have sat to...
For my 2 cents I think it is overpriced for sure but I love how obvious it is that it was a central piece of furniture to someone for so long. It...
They are lovely! Nice find!
I keep fancy goldfish and the grey ones are called "blue". Just added another to my tank in that color as a matter of fact. Koi colors would run...
I think it is beautiful. I love koi!!!
Now that you put it that way the darkened area on the foot does extend far past the point of possible contact.
I have a very large monitor and I think the dots you are seeing are actually the texture of the surface it is on. I see very well on my screen an...
I suspect it is gold, maybe 10kt or so. Old rings were not marked for gold content.
I can't help with age or ID but that bottom sure presents with some honest age wear and I love the insects in the design. It looks like a quality...
Excellent point Any Jewelry. I hadn't thought of it in the proper context.
The Dutch clock community may not discuss them but a Google search for Reproduction Friesian Clock" turns up many. It is probably like the Civil...
I agree that it is made to fool you into thinking it is older then it is. If it was as old as it would have you believe the quality would be...
That is creepy anundverkaufen. Hopefully that wasn't taken from a dead person. I know when I reach my final resting place I would prefer to be...
I wouldn't touch them either. I hunt Indian artifacts as a hobby and a piece of stone dug up out of the ground cleans up very nicely. These could...
I certainly wouldn't touch it. Sign people would be turned off by the restoration and even if it was done it is not the biggest area of damage so...
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