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Re: Mirrors - a great investment!
« Reply #15 on: May 06, 2019, 07:57:04 pm »
Ghopper,, you would love this show !!  Its all  about items inherited that the family may or may not know about the value and how they came to inherit the items !!

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« Reply #16 on: May 06, 2019, 08:03:20 pm »
Some of the things things that people inherit can be really weird.  Have watched it a few times before we change our cable set up! 
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« Reply #17 on: May 06, 2019, 08:07:02 pm »
Interesting,, isn`t it ??

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« Reply #18 on: May 11, 2019, 11:40:16 am »
Just watched one about a homeless photo and autograph collector. Interesting stuff!
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« Reply #19 on: May 11, 2019, 08:09:55 pm »
Think I saw that one  a while back !! 

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« Reply #20 on: May 16, 2019, 07:32:21 am »
Love mirrors too! Here's one of my fav's in my collection. I had to do a bit of restoration work on this one as it had missing and broken bits. Never quite put an accurate date on it as i bought it to keep and never really researched it. Its georgian in style with a little hint of gothic revival imo! Any thoughts greatly appreciated...

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« Reply #21 on: May 16, 2019, 07:40:25 am »
At last!  A topic I can post on, though not large mirrors, just small ones.  I bought this back in the 60's in a Flea Market called The Peoples Store in Topeka when we lived there.  I think I paid a couple bucks for it.  At that time it had an ugly set of antlers on it.  Antlers that looked like they had been picked up in the woods somewhere and had laid there for many years before someone finding them.

A few years later I came into possession of a nice pair of Antelope antlers and installed them on the fixture.  We were really impressed by the quality of the mirror, its about 8"X10", beveled, and could be quarter inch plate glass.  Turned out to be pretty nice.

We want to change the motif of the wall it's mounted  on and want to run it pm Ebay but have no idea of what to ask.  Would $39.95 be a fair price on it.  What thinkest thee on this.  Thanks for any tips.   Jon

Taxidermy and the like are very on trend now here in the uk, i could see that selling here for £80-100!

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« Reply #22 on: May 16, 2019, 02:37:39 pm »
Nice Victorian mirror about 1860 or so from the pics posted !!  Could even be a bit earlier since you are in the UK !!

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« Reply #23 on: May 16, 2019, 04:39:35 pm »
Agree with Mart. 1850-1870.
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« Reply #24 on: May 16, 2019, 11:15:00 pm »
I agree that it looks to be a 19th C Wall Hall Mirror with shelf.  NICE!


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