I'm sticking with forged - the decorative side panels are about 14-16 gauge steel, towers are an even thicker sheet steel with a framing of it's...
Got this years ago from a friend of a maintenance person who worked at The Cincinnati Art Museum. Story was that in the 1930's 12 of these forged...
Was this image of Durer's ever printed in a quality format. This image is a plate from a mid 20th c. book. I'm hoping to find a frameable print ?...
Just speculation on my part, but looking at the silvering on the bases and the number '32' impression, these do seem mid 19th c. - there is a...
Believe the tape says 'McCallin'. Looks 50-75 year old tape, possibly an owners name - Thinking the design is Germanic, or Flemish ?
This is a 'Let it be' piece. Any painting can be made new again in appearance with restoration, one like this has real atmosphere in it's...
Checking on these again ~ posted about 8 years ago. Brass with silvering 90% gone, 9" tall. A German style ? Folks thought they were 20th century...
These reproduction 4 inch brass shade holders are available on eBay for $12. (Note, it's upside down in this photo . . it just lifts off to turn...
Here's a late Victorian hand painted shade . . . they were made in 7,8, 9 and 10 inch sizes. The are out there $50 and up. Floor lamps look best...
Don't know of a 'pattern' name but were often called piano lamps. Many of these had ball shades . . being a floor lamp, a larger size 10 inch hand...
Having raised panels, beveled mirror glass and quarter sawn oak, it's just a really nice piece IMO.[ATTACH]
These became popular in the 1885-95 period. B & H made some nice wrought lamps, they had a top shelf team of designers and made some very pretty...
Yes, testing is an absolute way to tell, steel has a higher carbon content for strength & ease of production. Looking at it has a grain pattern...
The 1890's wrought oil lamps are most often seen in 45" inch tall piano lamp versions. This stylish table parlor example I found was pulled from...
Very good observations on eBay . . . in antiques, as in life, there a few absolutes. The last 30 years have been very interesting - it's become...
Jerry Lee is my choice for longer hair in the 50's, he really had attitude and let it fly.[IMG]
Popularity of long hair for men has been with us for hundreds, even thousands of years . . . just go to any history museum for evidence. Some...
Mark me down as curious as to the artist. People of the NWC have had difficult lives for a very long time (thrust upon them) and this tends to...
Yes, likely had wood workers clamp, maybe a vice. These are kinda crude and rough, but folks seem to like them. Left many behind in my 90's buying...
As a general rule, the things to keep in mind when it comes to clocks ... increase your research if you sense the clock is - high quality,...
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