I'd add that it certainly shows no signs of being from the Northwest USA or Canada; and while it could be Borneo, I'd also add that craftspersons...
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Yes. Made in Indonesia, on the island of Lombok. Doesn't depict or represent any particular type of ethnic mask, so far as I know. These...
Or my feet either. :angelic:
I don't know if the snakeskin necessarily makes it more valuable; boas or pythons might be quite common in the area it comes from. But the case...
Found on a beach, or in the woods? Could be just glass, shaped by wave action, or melted in a campfire. Or an odd beach rock. That would be an...
To add to Komo and Eve: auction houses can vary in how they handle absentees; but one with which I am quite familiar, I've sat on the floor and...
Really, you need to take it to a reputable violin shop. Even an expert - and I'm not - can't tell much from online photos. For sure it is not a...
Nice ducks; but as Evelyb30 says, the Stradivarius label is somewhat of a tradition; probably half of all violins ever made have such a label; or...
I've got no idea of retail value either; they do come in all qualities, from souvenir wall-hangers that are virtually unplayable to professional...
The scratches look just like I'd expect wear on soapstone to look, so I'm pretty sure it is soapstone, not resin. I'm not familiar enough with...
I really think it is stone; I've seen a number of rather similar stone carvings coming from China. (And one wouldn't at all assume that the...
Frederika or Frederike Underwood? Possibly a daughter of Alexi; from a bio on Mymondotrading.com: "Alexi Underwood is a member of the Coast...
This style case is typically European, and would usually be used for meerschaum pipes or cigar holders. Material is hard to discern from photos,...
If the sword indeed bears Masonic symbols, I'd think that would indicate it was not an official US military sword, or at least that further...
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