I must be a freak. I love polishing silver AND brass :P
I have, from my local thrift shop, purchased... A number of sterling silver napkin-rings (about four in total, I think). Sold them all online....
I'm old-fashioned, I use silver-foam, but a lot of people swear by that aluminium thing with the hot water and the baking-soda or whatever it is....
Yeah. Don't break it. With somethin' that large, you're liable to get seven decades' bad luck! That said, I think the frame is probably spelter...
I'd say it was a button-hook. Used for doing up boot-buttons or glove-buttons back in the day.
Yes, it is a cloisonne inkwell. Or at least it looks like it. The tray out front is for pen-nibs, pen-holders, etc. I assume this is made of brass...
I was looking forward to an interesting discussion about antique nautical equipment. It seems I walked into a whirlpool of political promises...
They'll get over it :P At least here they have room to move around if they want to.
I don't know what it says. It LOOKS like OPEN, but it isn't. It's just a coincidence. It's on the base, as well. A Q-tip won't work. The marks...
There's no real way to be an expert in EVERYTHING about antiques, just because the area is just so VAST. Everyone has their special areas that...
I started dealing in antiques online back in September of 2015. It's a very tricky thing to get into. The problem is that you're buying and...
Hahahaha!! Yes I've been a bit like that, yeah.
This little honey is just adorable! It's twice the size of the other one and was half the price. I'mma keep this one and sell the other one....
Not bad for someone who's 30 in July, huh? :P If I pack them in, the box holds about 27 or 30. If I just toss them in higgledy piggledy, the...
I've been after a silver snuffbox or pillbox for aaaaaages to store my peppermints in. After much, much, MUCH hunting over several years, I...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] My single, solitary purchase at a country town antiques fair. For those who desperately need to know - it's 4in. across.
Pedestal desk. If it was smaller/narrower, then it'd be called a 'knee-hole' desk.
Komo, you get the ski-masks, I'll bring the jemmy. Together, we got this one in the bag...
I can't help it!! It's so cute!!
That is some candlestick!! :o
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