Just don't let the police in there unsupervised. :-(
That does seem to have nailed it. I did bring home a small bundle of what I thought were unrelated chandelier parts which might be the lustres...
It would be more accurate to say that they mean nothing in modern German, but words and usages change and someone versed in 18th C Prussian German...
I am inclined to go with the begging bowl idea, as I googled some images and one common factor was some engraving inside the footrim on the base...
The tenant was an ex antique dealer who turned to drugs That's what it does to you.
I thought the age of the knick-knack everywhere was dead. I rather think you will find that that is all modern repro decor stuff,but maybe not...
I'd not noticed the holes till you mentioned them. No idea, maybe it's an ear-ring holder? :-)
So you hold out the bowl for some rice or water, drink the water and put the lid on the rice for later? Seems reasonable.
The motto lead to a film of the 1925 Scottish Six Dat Reliability Trial. If you like old cars and motorcycles, you will like this 15 minute film,...
I think this unmarked silver sphere is possibly Indian. The metal is very thin and you can if not careful, squash it with your fingers. The two...
This hallmarked 4 ounce, 5 inch high cup is adorned with the emblem of the Edinburgh & District Motor Club Ltd. I assume the motto is Scots for...
These look like bronze to me, or possibly patinated brass. There is some yellow metal showing under the edge of the base, enough to eliminate any...
I see no reason to doubt it was made in or around Memel (North Prussia) in the late 18th C. and would be worth comfortably more than scrap value,...
I asked about Stourbridge because one of the partners at a saleroom there fits the description or ARS expert and ceramics expert. I suppose they...
The shed is well locked, but unhappily the friend who runs an auction house (British members may have seen him on 'Flog It' and 'Bargain Hunt')...
Well, you really know how to make an old man feel two years younger. :-)
Thanks, I will try to remember that.
You have not posted pictures of the underside or inside. Do bear in mind that the prices when bought new bear no real relationship to the...
Cigarette boxes almost always have a base of black cardboard over a thin sheet of lead, making the box much heavier than the actual silver weight.
Possibly a coin collection. They were commonly held in very shallow trays with a round recess for each coin. If full that would have been an...
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