https://www.christiandaviesantiques.co.uk/CurrentStock/tabid/124/AntiqueType/View/Antique-ID/4398/A-Superb-Quality-Early-Victorian-Period-Burr-Waln...
:jawdrop: https://lapada.org/art-and-antiques/antique-george-iv-walnut-davenport-by-thomas-wilson/
Wow they are everywhere tonight lol https://www.loveantiques.com/antique-desks/davenport-desks/regency-pollard-oak-sliding-top-davenport-144033
I'll give them a ring tomorrow and ask if the locks have a crest :) it's a real pity that the lock plate is just out of focus :( It is a later...
I live in the UK where old furniture is everywhere (if you like old furniture that is ;) ) When I started collecting antiques I'd just moved from...
Going by the tiny splitting and yellowing of the Bonhams piece I wouldn't date yours to the same period but going on the carving and construction...
I dug out the post where I knew there was a photo of the ink wells I have and you need for your Nagina ink stand. I wondered if they are a...
It's strange but I think one of my ivory boxes has the same thing going on, sorry but I don't know what was used or if it comes off. This is the...
It's always nice to find the perfect piece at a bargain price but sometimes I buy damaged pieces because it often puts other buyers off so the...
BTW all the other items you posted are all from India and IMHO the tray is a good example of late carving but doesn't just have the intricacy of...
I'm very sorry for the misunderstanding, the inkstand, spice box and the tambour pencil case are all definitely Nagina, the next set of photos...
Nagina carving is the generic term for items carved in a very distinctive way, please don't take this the wrong way but all of the items above...
From the pattern it's almost certainly ebony and if you think the tambour is original then it will also be ebony, ebony can have a plastic look...
No doubt Nagina, and I've never seen Nagina box with a tambour before doe's it look original to the box? Normally a tambour is backed with...
Hi, fantastic to see another Asian antique collector on here :) I had that ink stand in my ebay watch list lol both are fantastic examples,...
I wonder if they mean this?...
I did a post on Nagina carving on here https://www.antiquers.com/threads/nagina-carving-a-lost-art.18592/#post-253401
Sorry now I read my last comment perhaps a better explanation is needed, a machinist's tool chest wouldn't have been lined with green baize...
I believe this to be a modified tool box, if you list it as such, these are making big money on ebay ATM
UV glue kit isn't that expensive and dries clear. I've often glued bits of ivory back on wood and superglue is fine for that, they do a flexible...
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