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<p>[QUOTE="Sdcookie2, post: 9772862, member: 11767"]I regularly watch George "The Antique Nomad". He is a weath of knowledge. However like many of us he is not always right. In this instance I believe he is correct by identifying it as a ferner, part of a garnish set. Seeing the actual size of the piece it makes more sense. That said, the part about the patina is rough at best. "An oil lamp would have had the insert in it that would have kept the patina inside the piece more consistent and less oxidized." Since the piece is over 100 years old at any point the font could have been lost. If the font was lost the piece could have developed the same patina it now has. It is a lovely piece and I doubt I would sell it for $135.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sdcookie2, post: 9772862, member: 11767"]I regularly watch George "The Antique Nomad". He is a weath of knowledge. However like many of us he is not always right. In this instance I believe he is correct by identifying it as a ferner, part of a garnish set. Seeing the actual size of the piece it makes more sense. That said, the part about the patina is rough at best. "An oil lamp would have had the insert in it that would have kept the patina inside the piece more consistent and less oxidized." Since the piece is over 100 years old at any point the font could have been lost. If the font was lost the piece could have developed the same patina it now has. It is a lovely piece and I doubt I would sell it for $135.[/QUOTE]
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