Forfsell delt & souljut means 'drawn and engraved in more or less Latin, an almost universal usage on period prints. These words or small...
And I know nothing about stamps I do. Start a thread with a scan of one or two pages and I can pretty well predict if you have anything...
Reading the letter it would seem Allen's father was senile but was sufficiently interested by the badge to summon up a few coherent words about...
They probably exported a lot of production and knew more people spoke English than spoke Swedish, and were sensible enough not to be touchy about it.
#1 is....disconcerting. It's the wonky building. Just off enough to look wrong without being obvious just what is wrong.
'Thing on thing' furniture usually comes apart in the middle for easier transport. I am inclined to think it was made like that.
Possibly Japanese but they lack harmony.
I know little about furniture but it looks as if someone has found a 1920s dining chair, with a worn out cane seat, slapped a leather patch over...
I think it could be a burnt fire bar from a grate. More information about the shape, material, size, might help.
"Atheism is a non prophet organization". It's a well known joke, but I assume you're being a bit tongue in cheek there. :-)
I'd call it a display cabinet or vitrine. A hutch is for rabbits, in my book. It does seem well overpriced for a 20th. C. piece that has...
It does say Sunday 20th April '47. So not really a signature. Since then EU regulations have ensured thet 'microhead disease' has been eliminated...
Is it customary to refer to what is manufactured glass as 'rock crystal' which is a natural mineral occasional used in the making of rare and...
Well, it probably cost a modest amount to actually make, got a splash of publicity, and after the show they can break it down and put the stones...
Books are used to being kept in British libraries in British houses with little heating at any time and whatever humidity comes along, for...
I hope you got at least $25, my initial estimate of $50 was a bit optimistic.
The man with the beard may be a picture restorer,not an artist so the picture subject is irrelevant, just a work in progress.
"estimated to be the most valuable watch ever created...” I'd say it was in line for being the gaudiest, and possibly the most expensive, but...
Green eggs and ham? Try another diner.
I think the design is so 'touristy' that the actual maker, if they had any artistic pretensions, would want to keep their identity hidden and that...
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