It's either been made to look very old or it is very old ie much older than the above examples, around 1600-1640
Maybe a close up photo of the decoration would tell us more, I doubt it's poker work, it's either hot sand or ink.
I'm not saying it is but it reminds me a great deal of Indo Portuguese work and early European, when you do pin down it's origin and date I'm in...
I no expert but it looks right to me, ie I don't think it's been cut into a oval shape after it was made, if it had been the dirt marks where it's...
I bought a solid gold (9ct) Roller gas Dunhill about 10 years ago, hallmarked for 1953, still works fine, the problem is I gave up smoking...
Chemist bottles go on age, color, and if the label is under glass, age being the most important. I suspect the above aren't very old if old at...
I have tried going down the E A Colquhoun route but unless I can find sales records for Pietro Giusti I doubt it will help, there is (maybe) a...
Good find, I love these lighters.
Thank you, Any kindly posted a link to the original post at the top f the thread...
That's a good idea, if I hadn't walls that are lath plaster where the plaster has been skimmed but behind the skim it turns to dust. Screwing into...
I should have hung it up but I have made my picture hangers out of stiff wire and I didn't trust them with the weight of the carving, they are...
Sorry now I see the bidding got up to £3800, I don't know if that was the final price but that's very reassuring :)
I haven't subscribed so it won't let me see the end price :( Mind you it's very small, only 6in by 8in
It's been pushed around the house for years, I'm too afraid to hang it on the wall because of it weight. I'll be glad to get shot of it if the...
I know Right, I will have done their job for them if I message them to reconsider.
Sounds like a great idea :) the only problem is even after removing the Khatam boxes I still wouldn't have room for the sewing machine :(
They are so lovely, I should get one but where to put it?
My first ever post on Antiquers was a question about this carved plaque, I had been trying to find out more about it for years but nobody knew...
Yes Ivory for me too, English 1880's
I agree with everybody else, not Deco, made within the last 20 years, nice box.
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