I'm inclined to think that the toleration of poor enamelling in some of the fields would indicate the same thing. It is not as bad as some for...
When they open it to fit the battery, it should be obvious from the movement if it is real or not.
I have never seen such a lamp in England, and I have seen an awful lot of stuff over the years.
Bear in mind that I have no idea how a much younger person might regard them. My grandad died at least 50 years ago.
Looks like a small part of my grandad's back garden. I'd say they were too new and shabby for anyone to want them but to me, anything I could...
Looks like traces of a shield shaped backstamp poorly applied.
But it's the real Civil War, between the King and Parliament, and the history was published in 1683. It is a more or less narrative account...
This is, sadly, very true.
No chance. We know you are right, and the occasional ebay person might know you are right, but it would be 'more than their job's worth' to admit...
I think I'd just chuck it in the shed to mature. 100 years should do it.
Yesterdays antiques tend to become today's antiques again after a few or more years. Some bounce back quicker than others. If you buy stuff...
The last three and the first one seem to have the typical ukiyo e signature block form. You may be able to unravel the artists from a list of...
You don't drink tea? You were adopted then? From some random island in the Pacific? I mean, you're in ENGLAND. Even I drink tea there! As far as...
Maybe they'd be more popular if they could be converted to run on asbestos.
What's wrong with Georgian mercury barometers, the bottom seems to have dropped out of the auction market lately and I have absentmindedly picked...
It has great geopolitical significance, if little cash value. Once upon a time the Eighth Army considered it worth while to kick the Germans and...
Date seems reasonable to me.
I think if metallic taste was a problem we'd not all be using solid silver cutlery. I can't say because I don't drink tea.
I covet the top one. Is it US silver? Well, I covet both really but mainly the top one.
I was able to set the date and time and it had a slight clicking sound as it wound and the stem "popped up" when fully wound to stop me from...
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