My Dad was an Optician, he and my Brother often used to soften glasses frames made of cellulose over an open flame, admittedly if they were left...
Stunning if real, heat up a pin so it's red hot and then see if it goes in to the figure on the bottom, if it doesn't go in and leaves a very...
I'll give you £5.50 for that old £5 note ;)
1920-1930's? It's not my field but boxes are and for £8 you can't go wrong. Of course japanese lacquerware but can't say what age or it's use for...
Cuff or collar box?
Yeah I think you are right guys, on closer inspection the image on both sides seems to be the same :( Oh well I can't win them all :) This is one...
I think your right, it's either paper mache, ceramic or painted wood. No matter what it's made from it will be the date and if it's been hand...
I'm not sure but looks Chinese to me (right shape), around 1890-1910.
I collect Asian and Islamic boxes but I've never seen anything like this before, I have just won this at auction, a punt really on it being an...
I have a large collection of clay pipes (over 300) I do have one carved pipe that fits the same description, I was told it was carved from natural...
IMHO ebay is the best place to sell anything that can be posted and even items that can't be posted should be placed on ebay but with a close to...
English, 1st half of the 19th c, nice construction but not very valuable, nice to have the original key. £15-£20
No later than 1910 1890-1910, in wonderful condition, these do well on ebay.
Hi one way of telling is the Rd number under the lid, I can see it present on the photos listed on ebay posted by Someone. Normally the brass bolt...
Wow looks like the contents of my shed, the prices, descriptions, and dates are ridiculous, everything I expect to have a low price has a huge...
I'm not sure where this auction is but many of their dates are well out. This lot is gold though, I have seen 3 go on ebay over the years and all...
Can it not be sold under any circumstances where you live? Even pieces over 100 years old?
I have always stayed away from African ivory and ivory from China for that reason, India has had a ban for many decades and it's easy to tell from...
I know it's ridiculous, I wouldn't mind so much if the UK had a major problem with ivory smuggling but out of the 230 items seized each year only...
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