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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Unusual lobster /crab

« on: May 01, 2016, 06:54:01 am »

How did you come by these items ??  Purchased, found, ebay ??
Re-read again !!  So you bought them but where ??

They were purchased in a collection of items from an auction house.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Unusual lobster /crab

« on: April 30, 2016, 11:20:55 am »

Thanks so much for all your help everyone; a great response.

You are all definitely correct about it being a scorpion.  I was actually very dubious about it being a lobster but nothing else was coming to mind.  I tried hooking the other item on the tail and it does not go.  Obviously I have very limited experience on this kind of item but to me, it looks and feels very old and hand made.

 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Rococo Revival Mirror

« on: April 30, 2016, 11:10:45 am »

I would agree, certainly Louis XV style and if it isn't French, it's trying to be.  Lovely item.

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Antique Questions Forum / Unusual lobster /crab

« on: April 28, 2016, 11:42:37 am »

Does anyone have any information on this.  They are two seperate items but I bought them together.  They look to be very old.  I think the bigger one is a lobster or similar?  It looks like it could be some sort of hook maybe?

Thanks in advance for any help.

The larger item measures 2 inches in length. 

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Antique Questions Forum / Painted Ivory and buffalo Chinese/Japanese face

« on: April 26, 2016, 12:29:45 pm »

Does anyone have any idea about whether this is Japanese or Chinese and what it is or it's value?  Also, how old it is.

It appears to be a carved ivory face with painted decoration and also with carved pieces of buffalo horn.  It looks like it was once stuck to something, maybe a picture or panel?

It measures around 5.5" by 4"

Thanks for any help.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Ivory carved chinese cabinet doors?

« on: April 26, 2016, 07:21:44 am »

I think £100 a panel is easily achievable

And i've been smited again ! Thank you   

Wow, thank you so much for your help, and also for everyone else's input and responses.

I am quite competent on message forums and can assure you it was not myself that smited/applauded (if I knew how to, I would most certainly have applauded).

Anyway, thanks again.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Ivory carved chinese cabinet doors?

« on: April 25, 2016, 02:29:07 pm »

Thanks Ipcress, I didn't think they would be worth so much.  Is that for just the two sides or the whole cabinet/box?

This is an image with a flash.  I am quite confident they are ivory.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Ivory carved chinese cabinet doors?

« on: April 25, 2016, 05:21:27 am »

Ok great, there is absolutely no shadow of a doubt that they are genuine ivory and very old.  This is a closer image of the carved scene.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Ivory carved chinese cabinet doors?

« on: April 24, 2016, 03:28:19 pm »

I know, I am sorry about that.  I read it back and it does sound like that.

I bought them in an antique shop in England.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Ivory carved chinese cabinet doors?

« on: April 24, 2016, 09:39:39 am »

Sorry, I should have maybe specified, there is no shadow of a doubt that they are ivory.  My query was really if anyone knew what type of item they were from and if they were infact drawer fronts.

Thanks

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Antique Questions Forum / Ivory carved chinese cabinet doors?

« on: April 24, 2016, 07:57:44 am »

Hi everyone.

I have this pair of what I think are ivory, Chinese carved cabinet drawers.  I wondered if anyone could confirm this, maybe tell me the age, and value.  Basically any extra info would be great.  They are around 4" by 2"

Thanks.