[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Aren't these the cutest thing ever!? Solid brass and leather construction. They're about 3.5 inches long, maybe...
I bought these at a local antiques fair. Not sure how old they are. My guess is 1910s or 20s, going by the rather minimalist design. I just think...
"AAAAAAAALL ABOOOAAARRRD!!" How's this for an auction-house win? Sadly, the watch is in rather battered condition. If the dial (which is...
I know. I know!! Shut up!! I KNOW!!! :'( ...but it was cuuuuuute... :( [ATTACH] It's the little one on the far right. Supposedly Georgian...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] All ivory. Victorian era. I added a fourth (the one with tortoise-shell) just this week.
Another junkshop score from my travels around southeast Asia - now in Singapore. [ATTACH] The two wooden rectangular things are antique opium...
I've been chasing a Peranakan tiffin carrier for a LONG time. So far, I haven't found one. But today I bought the next best thing. A beautiful,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Currently on holiday in Malaysia. Here’s a vintage betel nut set I bought, complete with cutters and pots. I'm not too...
Sue me! I bought another one! In my defense, I sold three pieces of silver, and a pocketwatch, to atone for my sin... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
This was part of a crumpy old box lot I bought. What I am showing here are BEFORE & AFTER photographs, of my attempts to press, roll and beat out...
Help please!! I won this at auction (along with that big black silver vase). The description said it was an 18th century Dutch silver bowl....
OY! Who was it on this forum who said they HATED polishing silver? Booooy you wait til you see this. This disgusting monstrosity was my win at...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Bought this as a treat for myself at my local antiques shop. If my collecting antique optics for years has...
Won this at auction on Thursday, and spent Friday restoring it: [ATTACH] I lubricated the lock and cut a new key for it. [ATTACH] I brushed down...
Please tell me what this is, and whether it's silver or not! I have no idea. I strongly suspect I was taken for a ride on this piece and another...
Here's somethin' you don't see every day! ...mostly because they stopped making them about 200 years ago... [ATTACH] This is a George III...
My dad'll kill me, but whatever. It was worth it! How often do you find something this small and cute!? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Bought this at a local antiques shop. Put it online to sell, and within two hours, I had three people fighting over it. I went with the guy...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Cute little Dutch pillbox. I've never seen a pillbox shaped like this before. And this is only the second of this type that...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Isn't this adorable!? And such amazing engraving...
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