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<p>[QUOTE="Calum Coutts, post: 3220528, member: 16027"]Thanks Komokwa! Now you mention it, it does have an Oceanic look to it. Whatever wood it is made of, it is very heavy</p><p><br /></p><p>I visit the local general auctions here in the backwoods of the UK looking for stuff I find interesting <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> Sometimes there's not a lot of competition for these things since most people go to the general auctions for furniture and paintings. Particularly when the auction is not online</p><p><br /></p><p>I think i just got lucky this time (most of the things I end up with are of the more common souvenir type), I imagine these items came from the estate of a collector, I'll try to find out. A lot of the things I buy with a view of selling and i've sold a few things but a lot of the stuff I buy I like to hold on to. I might try to sell these (apart from the statue which I love) since I don't have the space and could use the $$[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Calum Coutts, post: 3220528, member: 16027"]Thanks Komokwa! Now you mention it, it does have an Oceanic look to it. Whatever wood it is made of, it is very heavy I visit the local general auctions here in the backwoods of the UK looking for stuff I find interesting :) Sometimes there's not a lot of competition for these things since most people go to the general auctions for furniture and paintings. Particularly when the auction is not online I think i just got lucky this time (most of the things I end up with are of the more common souvenir type), I imagine these items came from the estate of a collector, I'll try to find out. A lot of the things I buy with a view of selling and i've sold a few things but a lot of the stuff I buy I like to hold on to. I might try to sell these (apart from the statue which I love) since I don't have the space and could use the $$[/QUOTE]
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