Archive for January, 2010

antique Steiner oil painting?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Hi all. I’m wondering if there’s any quick way to know if this frame and oil painting are antique or not. Frame is nailed together… no doubt

Is it a ginger jar & more Qs, blue white staffordshire transferware

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Here’s a pobby little vessel that I think may be a ginger jar. It measures 7 1/2″ to top of finial x 6 1/4″ from handle to handle. (They are handles,

Hasbro Softies Fraggle Rock Gobo.. What does his original scarf look like?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Hi, I have a Gobo Plush from Fraggle Rock, he is from the Hasbro Softies line, about 14″ tall. I’m trying to find out if the scarf on the Gobo I

Help with Sterling Tea Set & Tiffany Coffee Pot

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

I could use some help with these sterling items. The tea set is marked Sterling Silver 950 and has a sideways diamond with EP in the center. I

Help with antique Bronze Ashtray ?? PLEASE !!

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Hello Everyone, Any help in identifying this bronze Ashtray ?? I know its old and Bronze and that is about it . Thanks in advance for any help

Help with 18th C. Map of Brussels by Claude Du Bosc

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Hello everyone! I dug this antique map up at a recent garage sale, and I’m hoping someone can tell me something about it. It does have water

Help Needed w/ Carved Lion Heads Arm Chair

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Can anyone help me with this chair? Maker? Origin? Guess at age? It’s very old, I’m just trying to figure out how old. The carving is extremely

China Cup & Saucer dated 1821 w/ German - Mourning Set??

Friday, January 29th, 2010

I posted this on the Pottery and Glass board and they suggested I try here. This is very hard to read as the writing is worn just enough that

A Study In Silver? Just for learning and fun………

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Hey All…. As I already said, I bought some 19th Century European spoons thinking it would be fun to study together. I’m going to do them one

For Sal - Lincoln/Prince Edward at Niagara Falls.

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Sal, Your post earlier this evening in another thread reminded me of something I came across while researching an item I had relating to Britain’s