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Need Help w/Identifying Wool Needlepoint Design/Art
hi everyone. this is another one of my recent thriftstore finds. i think it's stunning. it's a pillow with all of its stuffing removed. to me it looks like something from the Arts & Crafts era... -
Baloon back chairs
I picked these up today and on looking them up they seem to be victorian baloon back chairs.i think they might be mahogany but not sure?
Looking them up some online are described as early... -
Just watched an interview and GREAT images of Ancient INTAGLIOS, for
Those interested!!!! @Bronwen and any others!!... -
Hm. Could mine really be very early American glass?
This is in the MMA.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/2582
There's also one on EBay, but it hasn't got a broken pontil and it isn't as well moulded as mine.... -
Oh. Be still my hopeful heart. Georgian pinchbeck...?
OK, so I don't believe 1stdibs.
This is there: https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/nec...rare-georgian-pinchbeck-necklace/id-j_110245/
This is what I bought today.... -
Chinese lumpy vase thing with enamel
Picked this vase up today. It's been converted into a lamp. Grrrr. It is quite impressive though. Probably one of a pair. My guess is early 20th C. but I always say that don't I?! Hopefully it's... -
Free table!
Found a guy giving away what turned out to be 17th century Irish grandfather clock. It was taken already unfortunately. I decided to see what else he had and he gave me this table. Very kind of... -
Ten-Inch Cast-Iron Sphere, Apparently Hollow: Cannonball?
@springfld.arsenal
As nearly as I can measure; 10" within ~1/8".
A 10" sphere has a volume of ~524 cubic inches.
Cast Iron weighs ~0.254 lb/cu. in.
Sphere should weigh ~133 lbs if solid.
Sphere... -
Steiff or Not Too Steiff?
My wife loves all kinds of German things from the last century. We went to an auction yesterday, and it did not say it's Steiff. It probably isn't. Looking at some Steiff horses, there's a... -
Found a signed limited edition Shepard Fairey poster + one I don't know?
I found this cool poster along with a signed & numbered Shepard Fairey at my local thriftstore!
I thought it was a Shepard Fairey too but the signature was different. And doing an image search...
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