It appears to be from the 1930s. Run of the mill Swiss movement, some value in the 9 carat gold scrap but not otherwise.
The picture quality is too poor for my old and defective eyes to actually read much, but I stick with late 19th, early 20th C,
Pictures of the outside are not very useful. Title and other pages with information are what is needed to date it but off hand I'd say it is late...
You can sell it privately, but most auction houses have stopped selling ivory now, even obviously older stuff.You might have a chance if you have...
There are minor variants, the marks are beautifully clear and look fine to me. The style of the inkstand dates it as well as the hallmarks.
In my opinion it could be from 1934. German. Made in the early 19th C style, not unknown.The dial in the style of the time, period only in...
The picture of the back is too out of focus to see the movement but I'd agree that it is designed to look expensive with out much actual money...
Commonly called a batchelor's tea pot
The nude looks like a factory piece to me. Rather lifeless and formulaic. Barbie might not be so far off.
It is bound in vellum, very durable and not uncommon on early books, although 1710 is a bit late for its general use. Religious books are often in...
Looks OK to me, marks in usual places, monogram normal font for period, HB is like others I have had, missing town mark not very unusual and the...
Probably normal animal leather, leather workers are very skilled in producing reptile looking leathers by embossing and heating processes, have...
Probably 1920s - 30s Jacobean revival. The centigrade scales says later rather than earlier.
I can see a crown and 800, badly rubbed, and the whole in need of cleaning. So probably German Empire, 1880ish to early 20th C ish. Roughly.
It looks more like an order rather than a medal. A medal is awarded for something, a campaign or a specific act, wheras an Order is the badge of...
LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 700 - 800 grams
Take the lid off and unpack it. Put the box on the trailer and pack it again. The individual gears should be liftable by hamd.
Do not start taking it to pieces. That way madness lies. The usual cause of simply not running in something that may have been unused for decades...
There is an old wives' trick for reviving clocks (lucky I proofread that) and that is the get a bucket, pour a shallow layer of parrafin...
The Waterbury timepiece is a cheaper version of the well known French design, made for the domestic US market. It may cost more than it is worth...
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