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The price and approximate price are interesting. It is only known that it is more than 100 years old.
Everything that I have uploaded seems to be a reproduction. What are your thoughts on this ?? Century ? Material?? Country?? Value?
Anything you can tell me about this frame/mirror?? Year ? Country of origin ? Potential value
Is anyone affluent in silver, particularly French silver, able to show me what the makers mark of Jean Deffeux may have looked like? Nothing about him exists on the internet, not that I could find. It’s likely in a book or catalogue out there somewhere. He was a French silversmith, apparently from Dole and worked in Tournus, from about 1783-1796.
She bought it in Rennes, France on a holiday many years ago, is it antique? would it be silver?
Hi! We have a farm in Saskatchewan, Canada, so because there used to be multiple homesteads on it, I often find old broken pieces of pottery, tools, and other little glimpses into the past.
Today after harrowing I found this piece (among others). Now, I know that this is obvious the Canadian Pacific Railway, but using Google image search didn’t yield much. It did suggest that this might be part of a dish from one of the ships operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway, meaning it may have been taken from the ship by an immigrant passenger as a souvenir.
I can’t find any railway plates that used this exact logo, but did find similar ones when looking at the plates used on the C.P.R. ship.
Any help is appreciated in dating this, and figuring out if it came from a train or from a ship! Maybe some train enthusiasts will see this haha
Any information would be appreciated, thank you.
Hi r/Antiques! I'm doing my best to follow the posting guidelines, but please let me know if I'm doing anything incorrectly. I didn't see any rule about inquiring about multiple items in a single post, so I hope that's ok.
My sister is trying to help someone sell these items. We have no background information, as the original owner has passed away and the next of kin seems to not have much information. I've done some google image searches, which seem to suggest that at least some of these things are antiques. As the title says, we're trying to figure out what these things are and how much they can realistically be worth.
#1: https://imgur.com/a/tg2wE9a I believe this piece has another part that goes on top, but it wouldn't fit, so it was stored in the garage. Like most of the furniture I'm asking about, I couldn't find any markings about the maker or where it was made. I'm told that this piece is from England.
#2: https://imgur.com/a/kSEhnpS This is a three piece set, including the 2 chairs and the coffee table. We think the table top is onyx, but we're basing that on a google image search.
#3: https://imgur.com/a/lQk9Qwz This one seems pretty old, but I'm clueless. Same as before, I couldn't find any markings.
#4: https://imgur.com/a/p7fsqQZ
#5: https://imgur.com/a/HAfbAWx
#6: https://imgur.com/a/QKGxBDY If the date under the signature is to be trusted, this is from 1892. I can't quite make out the name. It seems to be either Carry, Garry, or Larry Gray, and google searches didn't help narrow it down.
Any information you guys can tell me about these things would be greatly appreciated! If anyone knows where else I can potentially check for maker's marks, please let me know. I've checked on the sides and bottom of a couple drawers of the pieces that have drawers, but I was unable to check the back, as this stuff is heavy. I can get help moving it to look there if that may help in figuring things out.
Got this in the US and haven't seen another one since. Love the look of the early Vajen Bader gas mask which helped inspire Darth Vader's Helmet!
Hi! I just got this BEAUTIFUL phone that I’ve wanted literally my whole life. I’m going to clean it up and hang it, but I just found this hole on the side. Does anyone know what this is? I was thinking maybe a chain for a phone book. It’s on the same side as the crank. Thanks!
Got this at an antique store today, and was wondering if anyone out there could give me any insight on this wallet? Much appreciated!
Anything you could tell me about this piece. If It’s not worth much then I would rather keep it.