The white horse has a lot of unusual depth which raises it a few notches above what you often see in thrift shops.
I am not that sure what exact style it is in. He looks like warrior on a mythical creature. I think a lot of time went into making this because...
That's correct. The volume I have is for Hemans, Heber and Pollok, and I hadn't seen it for a long time and forgot that the woman poet was Hemans.
Yes, wonderful. I hope we can post more during the holidays.
I recognize the name Heber as a woman poet. Since there were not as many women poets before the 20th Century, that might have some value.
Have you ever found an object that just seemed very spiritual? If so, post it here.
Maybe they've been doing a lot of medicinal herbs.
Does anyone recognize this art? It's 10" tall by 4" at base.
This is interesting as the bottom has black marks like it was primitively fired. 9 inches long. Saxes are only about 150 years old. Perhaps...
I found this a few years ago. I noticed that the style looks a little familiar but the artist sketched out the image on the back in pencil so it...
It's well known that ammonia is also a gold or brass cleaner, it can clean tarnish off silver also. Not sure if it does anything bad to them though.
Question: Isn't ammonia a good way to further tell if its gold or brass, by making it cleaner? Should gold have a desirable patina? Does brass...
The liquid mine comes with is costly and also destroys the bottle it comes in over time.
I have an electronic gold tester, a RS Mizar ET18. It has five readings: Non-gold, flash gold, >10K >14K and >18K. Flash gold is the supposedly...
95% tin? :)
Thanks for replies. I'm not finding a good reference on what you mean by étain de rose.
That was my first impression of it. What is that Japanese style of European antiques in the 19th century, Japonesque or something?
Whenever I see these old paintings that has what could be called a flat style, I think maybe it needs a cleaning and the depth will come out.
Has anyone ever seen pewter that looks like silver? I have such a piece. Why is that, anyone have a technical explanation? It sounds obviously...
Yes, muddy waters, sometimes clearer. Goes to show that dealers often do not know what they are talking about. Henri Dupont is a later artist...
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