[ATTACH] Hi guys, I bought a lot with 5 boxes in and one was Palekh Russian Lacquer Box but I can't make out if this is a signature or not. I...
Only when the game has finished, there has to be some decorum, we are English after all :)
Here is an example of a full belt https://www.ima-usa.com/products/original-u-s-indian-wars-army-cavalry-officer-waist-belt?variant=32026143621189
I suspect it might be for the Indian army, the army often have buckles like this....
Indian belt buckle, it's missing the other side that clips on the belt that has teeth, this is the old style. One end of the leather is attached...
I did think I had it :( , the reason was the stippling behind the main pattern and the way the leaves are carved with a gouge out of the centre of...
Thank you, I had not considered Sheesham (I don't know why) perhaps because it's so light in weight?
I do believe I have found the answer purely by accident lol. I gave up looking and continued my search for treasures on ebay and came across a box...
I'm not yet at the stage of throwing it away but it's missing all it's original metal wear (hinges/lock) and it does have a lot of damage. On the...
I didn't get to do a photo before I fixed it :(
"Do I have any idea what wood it is" lol I've just found out by trying to use the box lid to try and bend back the hinge and I broke the box body...
I really don't think I'll ever be able to pin this box down and that gives me a real problem, what do I do? I collect antiques and not knowing...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Ok, it's defiantly not Nagina, it's light in weight and it's old but other than that I'm stumped....
What was the date please?
Questioning the expertise and being hostile isn't the right way to go Sugar. This isn't (IMHO lol) a site of academics and historians waiting with...
Hide glue and shellac, hide glue is revisable and so is natural shellac.
I think I paid between £40-£60 for the Vizagapatam box many years ago and the Nagina (ebony) box I paid around £90 a few years later, these days...
There's no point in me going into local antique shops, I should keep my mouth shut but I can't help but tell them what they have. I started out...
I think it's a conspiracy to keep me poor :)
Tell me about it, I'm being followed :(
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