Sorry to pile on to what others are saying about your jeweler, and someone correct if I'm wrong, but the hot needle test would only ruin them if...
Wow, those are lovely!
Very, very nice!
Just out of curiosity - why the dark areas? Are they purposely browned to make a more interesting color or is some bamboo just like that?...
Well I don't see any roots coming out of the bottom, so I think we're safe. ;)
Thanks guys. My first thought was bamboo, but I've never seen the brown areas in bamboo before (though living in Pennsylvania, it's not like I...
From the Republic period of China, very sturdy - ideas on what kind of wood it is? Thanks! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice find!
Can't get out of my head that the train looks like a cute little box-headed Scottie or short Wire Hair Terrier (gosh, I really think I've gone off...
It's 2-1/4" long and 1-1/4" wide.
Silver didn't even occur to me because I thought it was so crude looking on the back (to me) - but I'll definitely check now that you mentioned it.
The mark is very generic looking. I tried to cut that area of the photo but it came out too grainy. It is just an oval with a very elongated...
That is an excellent point. I think he may have meant the rocker on the bottom as the family is not exactly rife with antiques that could have...
Oh no, woe is me. What have I done? Actually, there's a couple of Weller vases that walked on out of here that I wish I had gotten pics of cause...
I like the idea of ribbon face/head. Heck, maybe I'll go with that with a low price, just to move it along. Maybe I'll toss in crash test dummy...
LOL. I needed that laugh.
I have no idea how to describe this, so I'm pondering just throwing it into a lot with other items. Does't look like it's exceptionally well done...
Thank you. I like the chair but did not think it was anything extra special. Just good to know that a $2 million chair didn't walk out of the...
I don't know anything about furniture. I did try to look up the manufacturer without any success. I'm wondering if my father (who wrote the tag)...
Just flipping this one for you so it's easier to see. [ATTACH] I'm not a "pottie", but I'm sure someone will be along soon to offer opinions....
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