I suspect it has been made up from older wood. If the item were as old as the wood looks, I'd expect to see pegs, not clout nails. The nails belie...
220 years seems a bit quick. In England we have houses with attics that have not been disturbed for longer than that. Apart from putting more...
That was the one I was thinking of. All the Freuds have a lot to answer for. From Sigmund onwards. Except Clement, maybe, although he was a...
I can't imagine wanting to use it.
An electrotype is indeed a different animal but I think the 'candlestick' reference by owned is to filled bases and interiors like knife handles,...
Compare it with whatsisname's picture of the woman from the DSS and shes a fragrant flower. (Sorry, famous English artist who paints ugly...
For what it's worth I'd say it was fairly modern small artisan production because tube lining a backstamp in that way would be laborious. I'm...
I'd call it as treacle glaze. I can't see any art deco aspects to the figure.
I have a couple of pieces of silver marked 'filled' but in the case of silver it means that the item is filled in the base (usually) with some...
They appear to be Edwardian Vanity Fair prints. http://www.collectorsprints.com/10943/antiqueprint/lawprintantiquelawyerprintwigandgown
Looks like I was wrong. I have only seen them wheels, but it appears the term is more flexible.
No bayonet like this would have an ivory handle ! It wouldn't be practical , or stand up to being slotted into a metal rifle...! And the expense...
No, a nef must have wheels.
Dodgy coin dealers (not you Davey) love these for the 'Unsearched Roll' boondoggle. Fill them with routine halves with a walking liberty on each...
I'd leave the rust. It's honest, the oil was probably grease on the blade where it matters, and anyone wanting this type of bayonet would probably...
I recognise many of the symbols from what appear to be printed pages as those used in Mah Jonng for dragons and winds, among others, so there...
It's really a modern novelty item, I'd value it a bit over the metal value but nowhere near the price of the ebay one. It has some interest in...
Loosely in the tradition of the Japanese pillow book. Sake cups.
Post WWII gift to some US or British occupation soldier being sent home. The use of German is a way of saying 'Souvenir of Germany' and it was...
Check out 'corundum'
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