Lets hope I am wrong, but I have been collecting military stuff since 1973 and what I see doesn't match the construction one would expect to see....
Fantasy piece to me...made in India or Pakistan...
The ribbon also rises questions to me! No construction you would expect to see on regular medals.
Also my idea! Nothing I ever seen. It could be a carnival medal, in use in Germany,Belgium and the Netherlands...
We live on the border with the Netherlands, I check marktplaats, Dutch sites, flea markets and secondhand shops. And I am sorry to say, but...
Wow! Would you care in starting a business?:)
Here is a random search on a French website, and reveals a simple one sold for 200 euro, witch is rather expensive to me. On flea markets you...
Could I ask what the average prices are for this kind of furniture in the middle East?
I knew they were exported, but never knew where! Now I know.;)
You could do it with canvases as well, but not that easy. You see it often (with simple frames) on period canvasses during the 70 ties.
That makes sense! quote; .. so i understand that the Belgian is better than the French? Not specially!
They never do! Even if you double your stack of frames....:(
The guy's came up with this; http://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/31/j-w-stutter-cutlers/
Sorry, just checked your pictures again and noticed none are Belgian. They are all French, Breton like stated by the colleague and Henri II for...
Hey Mohammad H, glad they still appreciate this kind of furniture in Jordany, over here (Belgium)it can be found very cheap. Price for this kind...
I would suggest not to clean, if you want to sell it (ever). Militaria collectors in particular prefer there items "as is", with "patina".
I would check WWI fighting (trench) knifes. I could ask on militaria fora.
Over here auctioneer's use them too.
It is about 35 cm big. Doing some research on it...I came by Ptah-Sokar-Osiris,chaouabti, ouchebti, ushabti .... Here is a better pic; [img] [img]...
I am quiet steady, with my 160kg! ;-)
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