It sounds like a real beauty, if the brass is really bad use vinegar and salt, mix to a paste and use old toothbrush, works a treat on really...
Ok, if they are so well known then maybe they were faked to fool the best, what a shame :( I have always been in fear of fakes, it's how a strong...
Another point, why would they fake such a hard to do shape? when more square straight lined boxes would be so much easier.
I did say caddies aren't my field but just the hinges and lock? these do get changed on old boxes. Without it being in front of me I couldn't say...
If all real materials then how does expert know it's fake?
Researched it now but I don't have worthpoint, any help to the price it sold for would be greatly appreciated :)...
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I'm so sorry for you, what a good fake, it would have fooled me, is it made of faux materials?
I'm glad you found it informative, it's not often you read an article where it compares what high end items cost the rich back then and what...
Best price I can find is £220 for the book https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/furniture-british-india-ceylon/author/amin-jaffer/
I hope you know how fantastic and rare and expensive that Ceylonese carved ebony box is, it's hard to gauge the size and what the condition is but...
It is so amazing, these photos were from my large Khatam cabinet, with a rough calculation there must be over 2 million overlays put in a pattern...
As wooden Anglo-Indian items have become harder to buy I have started to buy metal wear but silver is too expensive for me and not knowing if it's...
I'm sure soon you will be on the other end of a bidding war with me for a "vintage carved box" if we haven't already ;)
Wow, that's a real winner. £25!!! I would like to see a pic, these go for very big money. Well done you, I've only managed to find 4 over the...
Normally I go by the rule of 50% less than the all day long price on ebay, local auctions can be less expensive but I rule them out because not...
No I spend £12 on a £300 item, that's why I'm not living in my workshop after my long suffering wife has chucked me out of the house
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I don't think there's a collector out there who doesn't look at prices, it's a part of the game.
I've contacted a youtuber who posted a video shot in Iran about the production of modern Khatam and sent her a link to some of my stuff on here in...
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