Rachael-Can you post pics of the entire piece from various angles.Please hit the 'Full Size' button in the upload pics section.
The handle looks like a contemporary sand-cast repro.The stick portion on older ones usually gradually tapered towards the tip.
I like Ms. Beattie's solution-beatitudes to you !
Denny-I've looked at 'em both,still can't tell the difference.
Nice find Journey ! But your Tin Chicken Vending Robots still numero uno in my JM Hall of Fame, but then 'weird funky's' my middle name.
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Will do AJ,we all enjoy your wonderful mind.
For 25p,would be a darn fun item to practice restoration on.There's lots of vids out there & don't think you'd be losing much if you botched it....
AJ-You've looked at & handled many ethno-antiquities since you were a kid,can you tutor me on what clues to look for on a good repro ? Thanks for...
Beautiful-it looks good to me.Of course,after watching so many hours of 'Fake or Fortune' & hundreds of archaeology documentaries i'm suspicious...
Nice 19th century genre painting set in the 18th century.Needs some retouching,but unless you're an expert-got to leave it be.
Beautiful-a chest for all seasons.
I got the same vibe,Beau Brummel to early Dickensian.
Another episode idea for CSI.
From little paper-clip containers to large library card catalogs,people seem to be looking & paying more for antique containers. Point of purchase...
The leather one's a killer piece,poss 1850's ? That one should whet an antique clothes collectors appetite. The puppet,doll,kiddies are all fine...
Chinoi-You've hit the elusive nail on the head ! I'm a Yank,so the classic Brit Boot ritual's a complete mystery to me.As someone in the UK,do you...
If it's the real deal in your 'Long and winding road' of pickin'-you might've scored the genuine article.I'm rooting for you !
Yep,in the States would've a megaton Beanie Bay War- The 'Plushies' versus the...?.
'Beanies' are still a thing ? I heard 'Tickle Me Elmo' was in rehab-the fame thing.
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