I like Avebury too :) There used to be a children's program set around Avebury when I was a kid, I didn't like it because it was scary "children...
Great post, I didn't know about that one but there are 100's of them all over the UK, why Stonehenge always gets the visitors I don't know, most...
Here is the same on a 1850-60s box https://www.antiquers.com/threads/anglo-indian-hoshiarpur-workbox-19th-c.17253/
Here is the same box lid stop on a 1870-90's Anglo Indian Hoshiarpur box[ATTACH]
Yup 1960's-1980's Indian tourist ware, the "age" is stain to make it look older. The lid hinge stop nailed to the back has been used for ever,...
OK it does look like I was wrong about worth an investigation, just found a tourist piece almost exactly the same (but female) for $28, sorry
I think maybe an expert should have a look, there looks like a lot of polishing that went into that on a really hard stone, if it was common...
Mayan, Inca, statue? It's not my field but it looks well done....
I think your right, it has been scrubbed and it is old going by the back.
I have some black coral, a friend from Barbados got me it. I made a pendent for my wife's necklace with it. I've still got some left.
Please don't loose hope, I don't think there's a antique collector in the world who hasn't made mistakes when buying. On a number of occasions...
I have a fantastic solution, come back to the UK :) I think any antique collector leaving the UK would be lost without the vast amount of global...
Thank you.
Love the glass and iron building, a bit exposed for living in before you get dressed in the morning :shame:
Thank you :) These cabinets were made in Persia around 1830-50 and everything was done by hand, each triangular rod was cut with a handsaw some as...
Oh BTW I didn't know it had a secret compartment, under the middle big draw there was a space for a draw at the back so I made a draw to fit in...
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