Glad I didn't have to hoist the flag.
I think it's beautiful and would have taken it for period art nouveau. Surprised that it isn't.
In a case like that, there is the expectation of upgrades. Lack of upgrades would probably be detrimental to the value.
Well, I do know what you're saying, but at the very least, it should be made clear that the alteration has taken place. I do think that if it was...
If it has been altered from what it was originally, then those marks are an inadequate indicator of what the item has become. That link you...
I like those responses. If people think that such changes are not of consequence, then that is to taken into consideration. If an owner decides...
Is that a band of silver color running down the one side? That would be more '80s-ish than '30s-ish.
Looks deco-ish to me.
So this is the current attitude towards such "updated" pieces? Would they properly be considered Victorian, or are they lost in some furniture...
Not being involved in fraud, my imagination is limited. The chief objection to altering the metal by removing this bit and replacing it with...
Is it too small to be a spittoon? Try looking for granite ware.
Clobbering is what I wanted to call it, but when I looked it up, the only references I found were to added color on ceramics. But if the piece...
Suppose a piece of silver is made in the 18th C - a plain platter, simple rim, no armorials or other decoration - English silver fully hallmarked....
A hair dryer may be an alternate to soaking, but you still won't know whether the emulsion will let go of the glass or the paper.
I had cause to look this problem up a a couple of years ago and did not find a solution. The emulsion sticks like glue and if you soak the photos...
It's out there as a giclee print. Have you taken it out of the frame? The lack of text on the bottom is not an encouraging sign. A giclee will...
So where do the initials GF fit in?
I have one: [ATTACH] And I had another: [ATTACH] (but I sold it... for very little) It looks like you have a couple of hand-made marbles there;...
I wonder if that mark is a pineapple. They were a fashionable novelty in the 17thC. This painting, from that period, Shows King James being...
It is an interesting shape. Looks deco to me.
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