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Antique Questions Forum / Re: is this silver plated? it looks old no markings tho

« on: May 28, 2012, 02:40:26 pm »

 I can guarantee that is silver plated. The older the work the better the craftsmanship is a rule of thumb. If it were old, no respected silversmith would allow imperfections of that magnatude. No fins or grindmarks or manufacturing flaws would be tolerated. Still a very nice piece though 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can anyone guess what kind of and what age these scrimshaws are?

« on: May 28, 2012, 02:28:12 pm »

I certainly appreciate your advice. My gut tells me they are real. The fish is maybe a jawbone ?? Anyway I paid less than 20 dollars for the three......
so I feel confident that i'll get my money back. FYI the person that carved the fish made the mouth hollow for a 3-D look. Almost looks like a character off of the comic strip B.C.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can anyone guess what kind of and what age these scrimshaws are?

« on: May 27, 2012, 09:29:59 pm »

Thanks for the response, thus far I've mostly just run across tortoise shell hair forks/pins like them. No bone yet, they are so delicate and thin!

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Antique Questions Forum / Can anyone guess what kind of and what age these scrimshaws are?

« on: May 27, 2012, 12:10:33 pm »

How do you discern patina or what type of bone it is? Thanks so much