The animal may be derived from an ancient bestiary but I see the item as second half of the 20th C.
Really good condition for its age ----- beat up.
Well , that one escaped me and my rheumy old eyes. Novelty watches do have a collector following, shame it's a lady's watch as these are not...
Needless to say I got the strangest look I think it was the way you were pointing up at the arrivals board at the same time.:-)
I suppose you could describe the watch as 'timeless'. Seriously, without hands it's parts box material and even with them not worth all that much.
Looks like a fancy handled quaich.
I can't think of a woman I'd respect who would not kick you in the fork if you called them a 'worthy matron'.
Whatever the rights and wrongs may be, can't we just let it all lie?
I started a poem thread to see if anyone else has favourites they wish to share.
The signature looks as if it ends in 'yson' and I think I see a D as well It looks like a 'lost wax' casting.
I gave that lamp away as a Christmas present, under circumstances where it was appropriate. So few words, so much unsaid.................
Jerusalem is a place and an allegory. But what I took from the two pages displayed was the idea that in winter the earth is farther from the sun,...
One of my favorite poems is a bit 'rougher' than that. The Second Coming Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the...
To my shame I had never heard of Frankart till I saw this thread.
The message can be pretty repetitive but the details of the language used can be interesting, in a brief random snippet there was a reference to...
Af's clocks are so wonderful they blow all mine into the weeds Sorry about that, I really don't try to do clock one-up-manship :-)
Closer examination revealed it is a retractable ball point pen. Trouble is the 2 inch long 'refill' is designed to screw into the part that is...
It's rather comforting to think that when you and the rest of the village march off to the vampire's castle with your torches and pitchforks, you...
Yes, the original Farcot. They were noted for rather unusual clocks.
Two more from the bag, 4 inch high ivory thingies, on carved coquilla nut bases, unusual combination. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Summoned...
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