Yeah, I suspected it, but the weight and the signature threw me off. Not sure why a synthetic would be signed. My resin figures are featherlight!...
Yep, I got my refund, sent it back, sadly the seller (not sure in 2019) is still selling them.
My mother brought this statue back from storage in our attic, in Italy; it was bought 60 years ago. I can’t ID the artist (signed on the middle...
Update: it's fake. A printed poster. Resources: Steampunk Cat Sailor Cat (original)
My concern is that I was duped into buying an antique that had been modified & made appealling with a fake, modern addition.
It's impossible, that's how indistinct and blobby the hallmark is, it's essentially an oval cut vaguely in half, no detail impression to suggest a...
I bought an antique (hallmarked) sterling silver vesta with an enamel cat sailor, from an eBay store. A week later the owner's stocked another...
I was told eucalyptus oil would work too, so I'll be very careful! Here's the extra photos of the hallmarks, the monograms, and a (altered in...
Thanks everyone for the info! I'll take more photos of the hallmarks this week and try the trick of taking photos through a loupe to magnify it...
I have this hallmarked, celluloid & sterling silver letter opener - the hallmarks have me stumped. It's 25cm long, 2.5cm wide, the handle is 10cm...
Sorry for the late reply! Thanks everyone so much for your help! I don't want to spam with individual thank-you posts! Are there any books,...
Thanks! I knew it wasn't old, it wasn't sold as such, but was unsure of the metal and other identifying features.
Can you identify this coin holder I recently bought? It has no marks, but has been tested as sterling silver.
Thanks!
In real life it is very dark, a steel grey, with flash or direct light its a bronze colour. There's no rust but it has a crusty white and green...
Tried this, forgot the magnet test, but it didn't react so now I'm stumped. I've now added photos!
I collect film memorabilia, autographs and props, so archiving them I know about, but I'm a newbie I think for antiques. I've heard conflicting...
I have a vintage (or antique) Ganesha statue my Mum bought in India in the 60s, but not sure what it's made of, and it needs a good clean (dust,...
They remind me of Balinese dragons. I have one, but a modern one, but my family travelled Indonesia, India, and other places a lot, and have seen...
On behalf of a friend, she bought this table at a garage sale. ETA - Located in Australia, NT! It's average weight, but incredibly hard. Glass...
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