It was a wild stab in the dark being your location but seeing as I live there I had to ask. Victoria could be in a number of places in the world...
It was about the dirtiest and poorly treated antique I've ever restored, clearly the previous owners didn't know what it was.
I think London, England, was called London first from the Roman Londinium, see we are all at some stage victims of the most powerful throughout...
Kent County, area 2,458 km2 (949 sq mi) is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario Opps I forgot there are many parts of the world...
Thank you, "Kentworld" is that because you live in Kent? The reason for me asking is because I also live in Kent.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have finished the restoration, I had a lot on but managed to finish it a few days ago.
At a guess I would say Black forest carving 19th c personalised box and then later modified? maybe Austrian? Swiss? going by the hat the figure is...
These are cadger clay pipes, Victorian in age, when someone would ask another to fill their pipe they would have a small one on show and when the...
Yes, you have to have a trusted business partner.
It always amazes me why there isn't more antiques trade between the UK and Australia, all it takes is someone in the UK as a buyer and someone in...
The table might have the same label, if that is the case then it's also pre 1947 and will be ivory. Just because it's not as ornate as the table...
This is clearly pre 1947 and will be ivory inlay, I bet the label on the back says "made in British India" or something like that. This is late...
It's difficult to tell if ivory or plastic but clearly Hoshiarpur, get a pin red hot and see if it makes of hole in the inlay (please do it in a...
It does, I hope to learn more as the post on my friends FB page asking about the translation has drawn quite a lot of attention.
If you post photos of the questioned Hoshiarpur items then I can tell you (hopefully) if they are antique, I suspect they were made in Hoshiarpur...
[ATTACH] I have had one translation and I'm waiting on another just to be sure.
Yes, as soon as they get back to me. It's a small local place so I don't know how often they check FB, BTW those tables I've done look a lot...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I don't know if this text will hold it back or help? I suppose what it says will determine that, BTW I've asked a local mosque...
You are a Superstar Any, thank you, I knew you would be able to help :) I am going to restore this table, it's seen better days but no one in the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I went to my first live auction today, it's unbelievable that I have over 150 antiques all of them bought...
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