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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silverthwait, post: 64118, member: 103&quot;](Your mess is excused.&nbsp; I&#039;m working on my own!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Now then, neither of your items is &quot;antique.&quot; For ease of reference the antique community regards something to be at least 100 years old for that designation.&nbsp; We don&#039;t usually provide pricing, except to say that an item might bring in $$$ in Pennsylvania, but only $ in Alabama.&nbsp; Since you are in England you&#039;ll have to wait til Af chimes in.&nbsp; He does clocks and troodles of other things.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I may pass on a bit of advice: before you sell ANYTHING, make sure you know what it is, and, to the best of your ability, what it is worth on the market.&nbsp; To assume that you might get conned, is to demonstrate that you haven&#039;t done your homework (to say nothing of the fact that potential buyers will pick up on the negative vibe)!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a great place to ask questions, and eBay and several other sites can provide you with &#039;sold&#039; comparables.&nbsp; Museums can provide you with the best of the best examples, and the library is your friend.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every dealer and buyer has some kind of horror story.&nbsp; Either something not bought and deeply regretted, or something sold which had not been properly researched, and turned out to be worth thousands rather than the original nine pounds sixpence!&nbsp; Conversely, if you watch the Antique Roadshow, you will see any number of people who have been to a boot sale, bought a widget for 6 pounds and the expert handles the item gingerly and tells the owner that its price equals the Queen&#039;s salary.</p><p><br /></p><p>One can but hope!!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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