Ivory is usually very clean and crisp and off-white and smooth. This looks too gritty, like with marrow-marks etc. So it's bone.
It looks like a model / diorama of a log cabin. Very cute!! I love it.
It's a beautiful piece of woodwork/cabinetry!! Although I can't remember if these have a specific name or not. I have seen them before, though. My...
The interior is pigskin. I dunno about the exterior.
Now THIS is interesting!! I've never seen one of these before!
Oh I'm not doing anything to it. It doesn't require any work :)
No, but plenty of crocs.
Cute little wallet or purse thing with silver mountings... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It's lovely for what it is. I will say that much, but an antique it ain't.
At the very least, I'd say this looks very suspicious. Like I said earlier: People who reproduce things concentrate on the wrong areas. "Oh it...
I would like to meet whoever the hell it was, who decided that polishing silver is a bad idea. I would then like to punch him in the face....
The benefits of having a high-gloss grand piano in your living room :p I also did one last thing: I removed the engraving from the top of the...
Thanks for the comments, everybody. Fixing this was a labour of love. Cleaning, polishing, rubbing off the grime, removing the windshield to wipe...
Glamour Shots: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I spent the morning restoring this purchase from the market. I'll sell off some other stuff to atone for the expense... Before: [ATTACH]...
It's a nice piece for what it is, but I can't tell if it's that old. I'd need clearer photos.
They are lovely, aren't they?? So elegant. I love the rippling shape of the edges, too. Can't have been easy to make!! Wasn't easy. They were...
Latest score. Frederick Marson, Birmingham, 1880. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sorry, I didn't want to overload my last post. Here's a few examples of what I mean. These are the mortars and pestles in my collection. These...
Brass mortars and pestles were typically either cast, or spun on a lathe. If it was spun on a lathe, then there will almost certainly be a pinhole...
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