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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bowls with decoration from ?

« on: February 14, 2014, 02:12:20 pm »

The symmetry of the pattern looks north african or middle eastern. Have a look at moroccan bowls in google.

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Antique Questions Forum / Bronze Winged Maiden lamp - JB

« on: February 14, 2014, 01:42:02 pm »

I have acquired a bronze winged maiden lamp and would like to know a bit about its origins. I guess it is either late Victorian or early Edwardian. It is signed JB but I cannot find a match for he signature. The nearest I can find is the Jennings Brothers but it does not match up to the picture of the signature s I have found so far. The lamp is cast in bronze, it is approx 2ft heigh, there are no other marks indicating the country to origin or its age. The maiden is riding an eagle. There is a crown that I guess used to sit on top of the glass lamp, the glass lamp is missing. I would also love to know what the glass looked like so that I can find a replacement.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: porcelain sign, need help identifying

« on: December 30, 2013, 12:25:02 pm »

It looks like the lettering might be Sanskrit

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Antique Questions Forum / Milly french ?

« on: December 30, 2013, 12:05:24 pm »

I have  a painting by I believe Milly French, It is in a pressed frame from Arco in Birmingham. The measurements are 36cm x 30 cm and it all appears to be in good condition. I guess it is approx 1920's

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Antique Questions Forum / Axel H Haig Picture Armiens Cathedral

« on: December 30, 2013, 11:57:44 am »

Any Idea of the value of an original print by Axel H Haig. It is from Robert Dunthorpe,  Print Publisher, 28 Castle Street, the picture is of the interior of Armiens Cathedral.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: When did wavy glass start appearing in furniture?

« on: December 29, 2013, 05:43:47 pm »

The item item has been described as a victorian cabinet with serpentine or S shaped glass doors. I do not have any photos and was trying to establish if a long trip was worth while. It seems that everything over 30 years old is now Victorian. If I can establish when curved glass doors first appeared I can at least decide on viewing the item or not.

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Antique Questions Forum / When did wavy glass start appearing in furniture?

« on: December 29, 2013, 05:29:40 pm »

I am trying to find out when wavy or serpentine glass first started to appear in european furniture?  I have been led up the garden path with mid Victorian to Edwardian. Are either of these correct or was it earlier?

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Antique Questions Forum / French Mantel Clock

« on: December 10, 2013, 03:33:06 pm »

I have a French Mantel Clock purchased second hand in France in the 1970's. It is 18" high, 16" wide and 5" deep. The original works were removed by the previous owner and replaced with a quartz movement. I am having difficultiy trying to find out the age of the clock.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: unknown inlaid cigar box? Pictures

« on: November 16, 2013, 02:13:56 pm »

These may help, Lebanese origin

http://www.translatorscafe.com/tcterms/en-us/thQuestion.aspx?id=35000

http://landandpeople.blogspot.co.uk/2007/07/cutting-their-nose-to-spite-their-face.html

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: copper flagon

« on: November 11, 2013, 03:51:07 pm »

Could it be a Tibetan tea pot?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: How to date furniture?

« on: November 10, 2013, 04:22:07 pm »

Looking at the pics and the info so far I agree it is from around the 1900's, not sure where it was made. Without a makers name, any other identifying marks and limited knowledge on my part it is pure guesswork and luck. I still haven't found the barcode or sell by date! I have scoured the internet for a similar table but none I have found so far have similar fretwork on the legs.
My next question is do I leave it as it is knowing it has no real value or do I strip it and restore it and remove the runs in the bad varnish job? It did not cost much and is intended to be used as a TV stand.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: How to date furniture?

« on: November 10, 2013, 02:10:40 pm »

My original question was how to date the furniture? What draws you to these conclusions and what evidence do you have? Can you explain your process to get to your conclusion. I have have the advantage of being able to physically examine the table but not the knowledge or experience. The saw makes underneath go at 45 degrees to the wood grain and are straight and not circular saw marks. The screws holding it together are flat head screws, machine made and rusty, not hand cut. The table has been revarnished. The bottom of the legs have holes presumably for casters. The holes are off centre and would not have been used in the turning process. The wood planks used to make the top are of varying width 5 3/4, 9 1/4, 10 /3/4 and 4 1/4. The fretwork on the four legs is very similar with some slight differences but very minimal. The wood between the fretwork is black and and has not been revarnished.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: How to date furniture?

« on: November 10, 2013, 12:58:35 pm »

I have uploaded the JPEG files to another website showing the underneath of the octagonal table.

http://www.hiddenarts.co.uk/Test.html

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: How to date furniture?

« on: November 10, 2013, 11:41:14 am »

I can't get the photos to upload, keep on getting an internal server error.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: How to date furniture?

« on: November 09, 2013, 01:16:57 pm »

Each time I try to attach some photos of the underneath I get and internal error message from the server