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Hi! greetings from a new member of ebay community

Hi! Nice meeting you all. I'm glad to be part of this group.

what might this be? looks like teapot but only hole is a spout-

the only point of entry is the spout. the bottom is solid and marked 'japan' with emblem i cannot identify. this is not a puzzle pot/cadogan because there is not funnel in the bottom. i'd love to know how old it is, what it is for, and who made it pl...

Help with tin toy soldier

Hello - I was hoping somone would be able to help identiy this tin toy soldier. There are no visible markings. Thank you

Hi! I am a new ebay member

I'm a new ebay member. I hope you can help me out with the selling and buying stuff here on ebay.

Can anyone help me identify this cauldron?

I have a very large cauldron, that looks to be made of one solid sheet of copper. It is stamped along the roll of the rim with J.F.G CHAUM, and what looks to be Lancaster, P.A. It measures 20 inches high from center of pot to top rim, 26 inches acros...

Can anyone help identify this item?

Can anyone help identify this? It is sitting on a cheese box. I've never seen anything like this, but maybe some of you have....thanks in advance!

Netsuke ???

I believe the is a Netsuke. Could anyone confimr thisd and how much shoulkd I sell for? I did hot pin test and there was no melting or marks

Ivory bust

This is an old ivory bust from England. We got it at an estate and think we might have something. However we don't know enough about antique ivory. The names are blurry, so I will get them in later. If anyone can help with this (age, value, etc) we w...

Silver plated set 1943

Hi everyone. Can you tell me your opinion about this silver plated set. The set its from 6 goblets.They have hallmark "Fuhrer Fabrik Krupp 1943" with swastika. Has anyone seen anything like this before? I wondering whats its value now? Thanks!

Chinese/West Hong Kong Money Container

Hello, Came across this item and have no idea really what it is. I have a one person read most of the writing on it. To the best of her ability, she says. Top row reads: West Hong Kong. To the right:1018. To the left: Silver. The ones in the middle, ...

Shaw, VK? Disney Donkey Figurine Help

No luck on my part identifying the 4 1/2"h x 5 1/2"w Disney Donkey figure shown below. He looks like "Manni the Donkey," but perhaps he's from Pinocchio. Looks similar to Shaw or Vernon Kilns Disney figures, no markings anywhere. Could anyone help id...

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Hand Crafted Vintage Clown/jester face borche/pin from Italy

I came across this beautiful vintage, or believed to be vintage clown/jester face pin/broche with signiture on it, but I can not tell who the signiture is from. Does anyone have any idea about this tiem.

Porcelain china identification

II'm looking for some information on some china I acquired. I was hoping someone could positively identify the type and approximate vintage of the pieces pictured below. Any help you could offer is greatly appreciated! Pieces are 8"x8", 8"x10" and pl...