Also tricky. That could be 100 years old or 300 years old. Johnny’s recommendation of a good bath might be in order.
Ooh that is a tricky one. Wants to be Chinese or Japanese and European or American all at the same time. The brushwork, blue rings, and spacing...
I thought it looked like one of their handles!
Ah touché! Thanks. Yeh I suppose that’s the one that would be of more consequence than most other possibilities. I was hoping it was gold filled...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Not of much consequence but anyone know this makers mark via the little charm/tag.
Lenin and Paul Mitchell had a love child that grew to older middle age and was then immortalized in sculpture. That is what you have. Biologically...
Are you saying that Reed & Barton’s damascene line wasn’t true damascene and was instead enamels made to resemble damascene?
Reed & Barton did a lot of Damascene jewelry, probably on the era mentioned. Toledo did a bunch too I think.
I’d throw cloisonné “coins” in for shits and gigs. Might attract extra eyes.
Love the bird too. Is it lusterware? I always think that must be one of life cruelest tricks. To own a property with a view and then someone...
Thanks! Yes, that’s what I see too.
This came in a collection I purchased a few years back. I posted another from the collection recently. This carving captured my imagination...
I’d say that’s going to be pretty damn close to impossible without any provenance. The right expert could probably only take a chop at it. Hand...
Bummer. I had recently seen a pretty modern video about how they were still at it. Not enough people have extra money for art I suppose, coupled...
A brown dressed rim is common on Chinese porcelain of certain eras. The rim on this charger definitely doesn’t look dark brown. It almost looked...
Stunner of a piece! I have a few stone celts. I don’t know an awful lot about them but they such amazing pieces of craftsmanship. There are few...
Fantastic looking charger, I love it! The insects and all the items on the table are great. I believe I saw the same opportunity pop up. It looks...
A vaguely similar jug I have. I believe it is a Chinese wine jug. It seems to be semi glazed Yixing. They likely have been used elsewhere in Asia...
The colors themselves, their fresh look, and something about the way they are applied all feel wrong to me for something very old. That’s just a...
I’ve never shipped out high $ amounts of metal. Just pieces of jewelry mostly under 1k. When I ship very small valuable items though I tend to put...
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