Sorry, Tautve, they were joking. They have no idea who she was.
Repousse babies, the latest thing!
Etruscan style brooch. Popular in the late 1800s.
Pretty certain to be a reproduction. Have you got a picture?
The first one looks as if it comes from one of the Eastern Baltic states, and has a rather over precise look about it.
I vote salt.
I do not think there is anything there older than the 1950s.
No. There are a string of lots from 803 and three in the silver starting with a Queen Anne spoon and a couple in pottery, some Prattware and some...
Latest News. Here is a link to the sale that the first 30 or so items from the hoard go up for sale....
That should keep you busy for a while. Shame most of it is effectively rubbish. Also I'd say the Elvis market is well past it's best. Still, a...
I suspect it is a modern 'decor' painting in a frame made to look old but really not old. The back should give it away. The actual picture is...
They are not great as binoculars but I think they are unusual enough to be of interest to collectors. I don't recall seeing any similar. They are...
Another titbit is that tidbit is from the same people who brought you rooster for cock, and other Grundyisms. In the English dictionaries it is...
This clock is striking, not chiming. A chime is 4 or more notes in a variable sequence. A strike is one or two notes in a fixed sequence.
Clocks with balance wheels do not have pendulums. Lower the pendulum bob a millimeter.
But do they only focus when almost completely extended. And do they have a high magnification?
The 'hat' is a bishop's mitre.
Shame about that. Now they are just odd for an unspecified reason. Could it be they only focus toward the end of the extension range and the...
You could indeed buy a watch with a heavy 18 carat gold case and the cheapest of movements, or a silver or rolled gold case with the finest...
Not 19th C. Mention of prismatic binoculars (invented in the 1890s or so, indicates this. These are early 20th C.non prismatic binoculars unusual...
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