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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can someone tell me what this bowl is please?

« on: June 14, 2016, 09:31:25 am »

Thank you Mat, I also have a feeling my friend was taken for a ride by the dealer in Miami, now have to look for a reliable antique dealer.

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Antique Questions Forum / Can someone tell me what this bowl is please?

« on: June 13, 2016, 09:54:08 pm »

It is a metal bowl.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Chased Silver Vase Markings

« on: December 20, 2015, 09:57:57 pm »

Thanks for the Karma points.

Thanks for identifying the marks and the link ATI434! Great job with the attachment and the identity arrows, I really like that!

The 2nd mark on the right that looks like an upside down "V" with a mark next to it I think may be the mark for the number 84 in Persian "۸۴" which would indicate 875 Silver purity.  I've included a couple of links below for reference.

http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38600

http://www.925-1000.com/foreign_marks2.html

Kevin

Kevin you are probably right about that, the number may be 84 but due to the stamp being covered the number 4 is partially cut off that is why I read it as 17. In the links you referenced the numbers are clearly 84. Here is a link to cross reference for numbers:
http://sartre2.byu.edu/persian/persianword/numbers.htm

By the way there are more stamped text that seem to be covered which I cannot decipher:

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Chased Silver Vase Markings

« on: December 19, 2015, 04:18:09 pm »

It is Persian, made in Isfahan as indicated by the partially covered Isfahan text stamp. The number on the right is 17. I am no expert in the field so that is all I can divulge. I found a seemingly older item here:
http://www.antiqueswordsonline.com/antique-c-1900-persian-islamic-isfahan-solid-silver-vase/

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Credenza

« on: December 19, 2015, 09:10:56 am »

Are the appliques wood or metal ??  Looks like wood !!

The appliques are metal

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Credenza

« on: December 19, 2015, 08:58:55 am »

More photos

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Credenza

« on: December 19, 2015, 08:53:10 am »

Here are more photos, Thank you

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Credenza

« on: December 16, 2015, 07:06:47 am »

Thank you following are some close ups of the  drawers dove tails

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Credenza

« on: December 15, 2015, 08:30:14 pm »

Miami, my brother and his wife gave it to me as a gift

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Antique Questions Forum / Credenza

« on: December 14, 2015, 09:57:49 pm »

Credenza came without marble top, I added the marble to the piece. Please let me know the origin of the item, details and if it is antique and approximate value.

Very much appreciated

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Private Mueseum Antique Figurine Clock

« on: May 29, 2013, 07:23:59 pm »

Thank you very much, I have already contacted Junghans, they replied and I will have more info in ten days, will keep you posted about both items particularly the alarm clock which has been special to us especially to my grandfather who had many clocks but that one was definitely his favorite.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: UNIQUE ANCIENT PERSIAN DISH VERY RARE

« on: May 29, 2013, 06:59:21 pm »

I am no expert in this field. At first the text looks reversed so I flipped the signature and added more contrast. I cannot make out what it says except for a few alphabets, cannot recognize the language, does not look Persian or Arabic, unless it is a very old text or regional text like. The problem with the 1211 (if they were using Islamic lunar calendar then 1786 AD) is that once the photo is flipped then number 2 also becomes flipped therefore the number becomes an unusual number 6 otherwise the reversed 2 is incoherent or incorrect to me. The flipped 2 image makes the date 1161 (1748 AD) rather than 1211. It could be that the signature was stamped and the date was added by hand after making the plate. If the text was Armenian then Gregorian date or similar may have been used, if Assyrian an Assyrian calendar date may have been used, just throwing this last speculation: you may want to check with someone who can read Kurdish text from 18th century AD.

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Antique Questions Forum / Private Mueseum Antique Figurine Clock

« on: May 28, 2013, 08:38:13 pm »

European made clock, in my family for three generations, please help identify the manufacturer and appraisal.

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Antique Questions Forum / Private Mueseum Antique Alarm Clock

« on: May 28, 2013, 08:31:14 pm »

I know this is a European made clock, three generations in my family, I know my family tried to find another one like this but was never successful to find one after fifty years of looking. Where can I find history and details about the technology and what is the appraisal.