My money is on Walnut. Most of these vintage parlor sets were walnut. I agree the velvet is probably 1960s. Not cheap to put all those tufts in...
The comb with the blue stones will sell well. I assume you might list on ebay, put faux tortoise Victorian jewel hair comb in the title. I do...
Our B&M shop is a old Victorian with attached barn. We painted the body of the house and front of the barn, pink, window trim white, corner...
I had one jade pendant in a Ming's box. It sold very well. I have a receipt for a green jade bracelet and pair of earrings. I have two of these...
Help again please another Asian item from same house call. Chinese, Japanese, new, old, does it have a special name. I have two, they are...
I don't think the pestal belongs with the mortar. The think the pestal is vegetable, potato, masher. I have never seen a pestal with such a...
I would list one and in the description say you have two more. I had a similar thing last year, listed one said I have 4 more. Buyer wrote, if...
Thanks so much. I do not know anything about oriental things. I had a house call bought a few oriental things, flying by the seat of my pants....
Removed, is that good. What is Edo and what is Meiji.
I am not sure if this is good thing or not. It has a chip, a 1/2 In. piece missing on the lip. It looks hand painted. A few years ago I had a...
I would put it up for auction. It would be helpful when you list it to open it up and see if there are salvage edges on each side. Probably not...
The condition looks really good. I would check for holes, thin spots, stains etc., and be sure you mention all those problems if there are any....
So I guess we can agree to disagree. It is my opinion the striped shawl is machine made possibly in Scotland, England. They did make some...
When you list your scraps put the words, cutter and or repair and or scrap, in the title. They will sell. People need scraps for patches,...
Sure does have a NA look in the design. I am not sure if it would sell better in the NA category or just in the antique metal, silver, category....
I agree probably 1900 to 1920, but they stayed in use long after that. We still had those in my school in the 1950s.
I have mixed feelings about converting them into something useful. At least parts are saved and some of the carving, mirrors, etc. are lovely....
I came back to look again. I don't think the shawl is silk, I think a blend but not sure. The Fringe is sewn on. Yes call it shawl, scarf,...
Red bonnet, about 1850s, is a winter bonnet. Lady may have worn a dust cap around the house, she would have kept the dust cap on and put the...
Great photos. If you decide to sell the prison photos would probably do really well.
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