Lol, it's behind the sofa because the wife can't use it to put her cup of tea on. I do hope it's a valuable piece but the later school of the same...
This sharper, clear angle changes everything. Seeing the full string of characters under better lighting reveals that it is definitely a...
It's a double edged sword, on the one hand you have novices knowing what things are and less likely to list them in the wrong place for too little...
Thank you, I found it https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O71265/sliding-book-stand-unknown/
That's what I like to see, a box saved. It's a good job and on your first attempt, my first attempt was a total failure lol. I'm yet to confirm my...
Thank you ever so much, I've not been able to confirm my hunch until now, I did buy the box suspecting it was Vizagapatam but I couldn't find a...
Lol, it's missing more than that, it needs a total restoration but I couldn't let it pass, it wasn't a lot
It's 21cm 12 cm 16cm tall, here is a Sadeli box with the same stay's
It would have had a silver box lid stay.
Yeah, I haven't done much with that yet, got all 9 rusted locks working and cut a key, replaced the back, ordered some funky velvet for the top...
I do collect Indian antiques but purposely don't collect anything painted because it's too easy to fake/age. Saying that I can rule out Mysore,...
Thank you, as long as it's not some special (rare) sort after top I'll just use a modern patterned velvet.
TBH I'm not sure of what to do, the desk has a original canvas gesso top badly damaged and beyond saving so I need to either replace it with...
I'm sure every antique collector looks for incorrectly listed treasures in their field, what makes a good antique collector is having as many...
I don't think yours is a hoshiarpur box, from what I can see Tarkashi box looks right as for age I don't know. So many brass wire and nail boxes...
For a tenner go can't go wrong, personally I've shied away from brass inlaid boxes because they are easy to fake, hoshiarpur brass boxes have a...
Thank you, I couldn't let it go, I pick it up tomorrow and paid £5.45 on ebay lol needs some work but at that price who cares
I bought this desk today for very little money off ebay listed as a pine desk, the reason I bought it is because I think it's satinwood, would...
Oh BTW the book came today, I had feared I would know it all but to my surprise I didn't know hardly anything, it's all before 1720's, I do hope I...
It would be just rude for me not to oblige, I'm very polite when it comes to antiques ;)
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