I haven't been able (yet!) to find a match for my poem. I think a transcription, such as one might find in late Victorian/Edwardian autograph...
Sabre, thanks for that. Debora, I agree, they don't match. So you're right that I would have to go to a reliable source to compare.
Found in a treasure trove of mainly 19thC ephemera (99.9% genuine) bought in 2017, this has languished in a file for the last 4 years. I don't...
I've been too long away, should have come back way before now :)
If the autographs are well mixed and none have any great value it is probably best to keep the book together, making sure that any listing for...
Ah no, just a page from an autograph book.
?? In first post, showing for me.
Yes, Hicks was another actor and the book was full of singers, actresses etc. What chilled me on reading about the Empress was that there were...
Sometimes when you start to research autographs you unearth a tragedy. From an autograph book covering the period 1910-1922 Seymour Hicks later...
I like these!
This small painting is painted on a rectangular thin plaque that appears to be coated with white enamel, coolish to touch. It has a horizontal...
Thanks cx, I doubt I would have been able to contribute much, other than gut feel it is second half 19thC rather than first half.
The range of modern Capodimonte is wide, from the truly awful to some lovely pieces!
Cancelled.
If you have a number of pieces possibly the best method would be to buy the Charlton standard catalogue from Amazon, it is inexpensive and should...
Please put my name in the hat, (UK so will pay postage) :)
Double item on front with handle will be some kind of serving dish. Plate has either signature or name to front. That may give a clue to maker....
Brilliant fun, but dont know whether an increase in value was the plan. He is meant to be anti capitalist. What will he do next? Introduced...
Now the big question, has value gone up as a consequence?
Just bought a load of negatives covering 1938-60, including WWII images. But dreading the tedious digitisation of images to work out which ones...
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