If anyone has a moment I’d like to see what this medal sold for. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1875-silver-george-peabody-award-919625730...
How funny, I was just holding my mini NA silver wedding vase seconds ago.
Ever seen one like this? I haven’t, I believe it’s glass but I don’t even know. I don’t know if the pearls are real either. Hoping they are! The...
Sweet stag!
Good point!!
If your local auction house is selling an Asian collection it’s worth checking the back end of the catalog/listings for a lot of these bases. I’ve...
Only thoughts I had were maybe drying things atop it. Or since it’s tropical in origin maybe food prep when you’re like wrapping large leaves...
This was described as NWC or possibly Inuit when I bought it a few years ago. Would be good to get it figured out for sure. Thinking I’ll...
I did think the material looked somewhat distinct!
Thanks guys!
Something or nothing? I honestly don’t recall where this came from but if it’s the house I think it could be either. It’s not really very sturdy....
Ah yeh the photos in your link seem to show a box that would fit in the middle of the base.
Thanks SIS and DW! That makes a lot more sense than butter. Also explains why no handle on top and why no sign there had been one. I wonder if a...
I purchased a mixed silver lot recently, some coin silver and some plate. This was in it and described as a butter dish. It seems to be a bit...
I really can’t imagine it’s not what it seems after seeing a few more examples. Your suggestion isn’t a bad one though. I sent images of a friends...
Out o Out of sight, out of mind is very real in this case. It’s a good part of the reason I live in piles of clutter. If I can’t see it then it...
In the end it really just comes down to buying more than I should. I’m also pretty patient though lol.
Thanks. Wish I could take credit for spotting this. I saw it and thought it looked nice but was bidding for other things I saw in the lot more so...
Story checks out! They were big fans of Mexico and its arts. I have many such boxes actually. This is just one of the more fun ones! If you can...
Didn’t even know I had this! I have a big box of things I bought from the super cool estate of a local artist. Full of fun stuff all wrapped up in...
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