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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: February 21, 2014, 01:16:06 pm »

350 euros ?!

I'd have my flabbers gasted if it fetched that much.

Just based on pictures I provided might be slihtly more or less if inspected inperson, but still its one minimum paycheck here so I
will be happy if I find buyer

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: February 21, 2014, 09:50:08 am »

Just one my mother says that she dosnt belive that guy xD me neither so we will go another town to see what other jewlers
might say. As I know those type of carving glass was realy hard before so I somhow doubt its "just simple glass"

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: February 20, 2014, 04:56:54 am »

Hello again guys well this is what I found out. I have many sources now on what realy item is as we said cartrige box, or greese box to maintain guns that used to have hard leather inside also, the age of item is aprox 18-19 centoury not earlyer aprox worth based on pictures around 350 euros, valued by one man that works for one of UK AH-s.(its going realy slow with e-mails)
Now origin isnt realy Turcish it is Balkan since this area where I live used to be under sige of them for long time so people known to use their
ways of crafting for some time but when Ottoman Empire was gone people here started to use their own ways of crafting etc.  I am still doing some diging around since info I gather seems incostitant one man even said it was used on horses to cary flint the same man that said the rock is
just a glass a jewler. Now only thing I want to ask you guys is do anyone maybe know when that type of cuting and forming glass first apeared, far as I know realy early. Tnx once again

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help identifying object. Maybe a swing?

« on: December 16, 2013, 04:10:11 pm »

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Leather-Wood-Egyptian-CAMEL-SADDLE-Foot-Stool-Bench-Seat-Ottoman-Ornate-/370962575827

Take look I think Wull is right

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: December 16, 2013, 04:06:41 pm »

Yea I will but it will take a while I think.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: December 16, 2013, 12:47:54 pm »

Ask the jeweler to give you a written opinion on the stone if you go the Ebay route !!  That will add some credence to your description !!  Ebay is probably your best bet !! Good description, good pics are important !!

Jup since ppl here are realy cheap if you know what I mean, they wuldnt give a 25% of total worth. Thank you guys very much on info and help.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: December 16, 2013, 06:27:30 am »

Thank you man I was thinking similar even selling whole thing on ebay if it is worth

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: December 15, 2013, 05:00:34 pm »

Ops I wanted to ask one thing and I forgot. What I shuld be carefull about when I am carying rock on indetifying
lets say it is real what are properies of any ruby besides purity... I dont want to end up screwed

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: December 12, 2013, 05:53:04 pm »

I'd be surprised if it was that old. This type of ' artefact ' is quite common in UK auction rooms and it's generally 20th century. A simple, more naive design doesn't mean it's older.

Maybe the box is older but with a newer belt ?

Just butting in but I did notice UK prices versus US prices on many vintage items can be very different. I noticed an Art deco vase that sells on Ebay for a few dollars in the UK might sell for much much more in the the USA. I love old British Airways Concorde collectables  but here in the US the prices are sky high for even just a key fob. BA SST things are very cheap over in the UK :-(

Thats why I wanted to check this item completley will be going to another town in few days to indetify rock, museum wanted to buy it I dont think thats for nothing

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: December 10, 2013, 05:23:16 pm »

I also thought in begining that was somthing like that but nah real shame. They told me at museum
it is Turcish gunpowder box that was worn on belt. I noticed bell thingy on last pic I have somthing looking same as
that bell but it got all black or simply rusted have to check it out

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: December 10, 2013, 03:33:18 pm »

Maybe they had some kind of lazy blacksmith xD. It is odd that silver is on belt if I am not mistaken it had
big value back then and that ruby looking rock have done basic tests and it passed but there is high posibility
that its fake need expert for it sadly have to travel 500km to get to one -_-

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: December 10, 2013, 12:37:00 pm »

Now I am apsolutley positive it is from Ottoman Empire but what bugs me is the belt on every item I
find online its missing or its nothing similar or decorative like on mine or its simply replaced by newer belt.
It just bugs me culd it be from some higher ranked Turcish officier or immportant person among millitary...
I rly hope I culd find somone that knows somthing more about Ottoman Empire

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: December 10, 2013, 08:06:20 am »

Idk it might be but I doubt it belt is demaged but a little

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: December 10, 2013, 06:41:24 am »

I just returned from museum they said its from 17 or 18th century indeed it is gunpowder box that used to be worn
more likley on belt. Those thingies on belt are made of silver the box alone is bronze. They also said
that they got similar items but in realy bad shape. Still have to wait for complete indetification from capital city.
And "ruby" on top is still unknown idk is it real or not will try to indetify it aswell. Tnx on find of that gunpowder box

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help to indetify this object

« on: December 10, 2013, 04:27:31 am »

Do you have to be rude all the time ?

He is "troll" I just canot belive somone that old have that much free time on his hands and to behave like little child....
Anyways waiting for some "profesionals" to get back to work so I can take item there and find out somthing new.