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Antique Questions Forum / Large decorative platter

« on: September 10, 2010, 10:24:52 pm »

I actually am not too sure what this, but my grandparents paid a decent amount for it about 10 - 15 years ago, it actually still had the price tag.  I have no space for it, or really don't like the looks of it personally, so I was thinking of getting rid of it.  I don't know what to expect from it though.  There is no writing or stamp on the plate that I can see.

It is probably 1.5 - 2ft long and maybe 1 foot tall.  I will try and get exact measurements tomorrow, as I couldn't find the tape measure.

This is one of the entire front.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_194630.jpg

These are closeups of the artwork on the front.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_194651.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_194658.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_194708.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_194712.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_194718.jpg

You can see the detail on the edges here, on the "frill"
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_195114.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_195055.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_195105.jpg

This is the back.  It was hanging and the wire can be removed:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_194905.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_194912.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_194857.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_194850.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10407325/IMG_20100910_194845.jpg

Someone told me they thought it could be a Delph, but from searching around I am not too sure about that.  Any information that may pertain to this would be spectacular.  Maybe even a price range to look at too.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old handmirror

« on: August 07, 2010, 07:59:22 am »

Wow that was quick.  Thanks for the very informative replies.  I will print them off to show my wife and mom, as my mom didn't know the back story on the mirror either.  I am sure they will be interested to know as well.

Thanks again for the help.

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Antique Questions Forum / Old handmirror

« on: August 06, 2010, 11:23:00 pm »

My parents moved into a smaller house about a year or so ago, in the process they gave me and my wife a lot of their antiques they weren't able to keep.  Over the past year my wife and I have been slowly going through the boxes trying to decide what to keep, and what to put where type thing.  My grandmother collected dishes, which probably covers about 50% of what we took in.  In the process of going through a box of knick-knacks I ran into a hand mirror.  The metal work on it is very pretty, and is in quite good shape.  I believe it is pewter. The mirror is relatively solid and heavy, at least for it's size.  It probably weighs in around 1 - 2 lbs, is roughly 1/4 inch thick and 6 inches tall.

The thing that baffles me is that it has a specific date and place on it, October 6, 1896 St. Louis I have researched around a bit, finding nothing that was special about that time and place in St. Louis.  It also has a viking looking face wearing a VP helmet/hat with what almost looks like cat ears coming out of the top on both sides of the handle.  I took it to an antique dealer locally, and he guessed it may have come from a World Fair.  My mother's family was from the area in the late 1800s - early 1900s so it makes sense that they could have been at a Fair at that time.

Sorry for the picture quality, I only have a cell phone camera.  They are much higher resolution if you click the picture.  I can try and get better pictures if you want to see something about it.



This is more to show relative size.  The envelope is larger than your standard envelope, so I put a CD next to it to give a little proportion.



This is the back of the mirror, showing the date and place I mentioned. I have been trying to figure out what VP would mean.



This shows the rear of the handle in detail, with some bearded guys face, who is wearing a VP hat with ears coming out of it, it almost looks like.  Doesn't make a lot of sense.



This shows the front, mirror side of the hand mirror.  With the same bearded guy design.



Showing the smudges and little wear and tear on the mirror. I am going to clean it as best as I can.

I am not really looking for a price, although if you want to give one that would be nice.  I don't plan on parting with it, as I like it as does my wife.  I am really just more interested in a possible information about its origins.  Any ideas would be fantastic.