Pretty sure the pickle painter didn't have a choice Well, no. But it needed redeeming somehow. :-) And they do look like pickles, now you...
There is a commercial product in Britain called Libnet from Liberon products that works wonders with removing crud without spoiling old finishes,...
Well, Picasso never worried much about perspective! Just claim Bates was influenced by Picasso
I think it's a dotted i because there is no real reason to have a dot there and with watercolour you don't get paint spatter. It is also the same...
Now the big question is how to determine the value without any comps to look at? Any suggestions from anyone on how to get a ballpark figure? I'd...
San sounds more likely than Sam, but I'm a child of handwriting and the spelling of the surname seems pretty clear to me. Could be Moisau
A power washer is an excellent way of putting some 'age' on a fake piece. Obviously you don't use it on veneer, but a century of wear can soon be...
They do appear to be the illustrations for long forgotten cartoons.
I have a feeling that this may be very rare, but of modest value. You need a strong demand to drive a high price. The book is relatively recent...
I think it may be a Japanese 'kiseruzutsu' or pipe case. Obviously the cork is new and alien to it. The grooves in the side were for cords meeting...
Such a common illusion that by rewriting the present you can change the past. It has always been a tactic of tyrants, from the Romans to the...
Looks like R Sam Moirau and the woman's face has a bit of a 'Strength though Joy' look. but that's probably only because I was looking at the...
Of course it is,I take back everything I said, I'm past my bedtime and the Chloral Hydrate is kicking in. :-)
This post was rubbish. Time for bed before I post another idiotic statement
They just call me af. :-) That was a come and buy me estimate I put on it. You are lucky you live somewhere where the ivory trim will not be a...
I don't see why not. I posted about this one https://www.antiquers.com/threads/a-civil-war-history-worth-a-read.810/ and I'll mention others as I...
It's a lowercase handwriting style s.
If no one gets it I'm happy to invent what it is. It will be credible, convincing and complete rubbish.
Is that writing on it or is it made from a straight piece of antler?
Cold war 1950s to 60s aircraft, known as the Voodoo.
Separate names with a comma.
