Is there no light in Vietnam? As 'French Indochina' as was, it is reasonable to expect French clocks there and eastern customers have shown a...
Possible, the movement would reveal all. IN SE Asia French stuff is more common.
Most of the comments seem to be based on US law and practice. In some countries both law and practice are wildly different. Are you in a country...
That is a really remarkable looking thing. Doest it really have two dials, the top one obscured by an animal, or is it two clocks? If it is one...
Usually when referring to books, and to publisher's notes in books, First Edition is only applicable to the first appearance of the book in print,...
This is not a rare pocket watch, it is very modern and could probably still be found new in a shop. I associate the movement with Chinese mass...
It also applies the the regal head on British hallmarks, which is a lot more useful considering how tiny they are
Edward VIII is the only occasion in the last few hundred years where the convention of alternating the monarchs profiles was not exactly...
At 10 inches circumference it would probably fit the Incredible Hulk. Or an East German female? athelete, maybe a weightlifter.
This is a simple one.The stone reads 10 miles to Gretna (Gretna Green) a destination on the Scottish border for eloping couples to marry without...
The shape is unusual but not unique. The decline in favour of 'nick-nacks' among younger people has led to a marked decline in demand for...
It looks rather hand made. Sculpture?
If you want to be noted for retro fashion and eco friendly, just go out in a flour sack and straw shoes.
GP is a decent quality and quite well known maker but as a tiny lady's watch it is virtually unsalable as a watch. If it is gold then scrap it....
It is a countwheel strike bell striking French clock from about 1870. It has Brocot suspension for the pendulum.It is a tIme and strike movement,...
One way to make a small fortune in the antiques business is to start with a large one.
They have the look and could be English but like most antiques the maker is long forgotten and is generally quite immaterial anyway.
We kept a few items like the Chimu flask and the carved coconut 'bugbear' flask, the silver is in my hoard, some other items are around the house...
Nothing to see there, sorry. But it is amazing how much stuff accumulates in a smallish house over 40 years, and how much work it is to sort it...
Apropos of nothing except the word 'smart' in the previous post, am I the only one to think Smart stuff is really dumb?
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