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Help with antique copper and brass tea water kettle please

Main body is about 9" d There are no markingsInterior is tin lined Wood handleTin lined soldered jointsNo makers marksBrass bamboo spout

Antique Louis XV-style Bronze Figural Andirons - Help Identifying

Hello, I purchased these andirons at a local auction and have been unable to find any information about them online. I removed the shanks to see if they were stamped without any luck. They are 12 inches tall, 11 inches wide and 25 inches deep. Any as...

two hole top kitchen match holder

I have seen hundreds of kitchen style match holders over the years but this is the first one with two holes in the top as pictured. Do you know what the holes were for? They are about 1.75" diameter and 1.5" deep.

Help identifying a Steiff-style teddy bear (no button or tags)

Hello everyone!I’d really appreciate your help identifying this teddy bear. It’s about 32–34 cm tall (around 12.5–13.5 inches), light golden in color, with black stitched claws, a soft nose.There are no tags or button in the ear. The fur is soft, and...

Hi - I have a coin silver w whalebone handle tody ladle that needs to be fixed

and I don't know where to start. It was in a drawer and evidently was stuck so H. just bent it until he broke the whale bone handle (it splintered). He claims the handle was plastic and could be glued after he broke it. Now he realizes it is not plas...

Would love some help thoughts on this antique rug

thank you

Antique Wood Table - Anyone know anything about this piece?

Hello, we recently came across this table and know nothing about it. Yikes Can anyone let us know approximately what time period or anything about this table?we would be so so grateful!Thank you in advance

Help Identifying a Vintage Modern or Scandinavian Chair and Ottoman

I am hoping an expert can help me identifying this chair and ottoman. There are no markings on chair or ottoman. Thanks for help!

Howe 10 Ton antique scale.

My friend has an Antique Howe 10 ton Cotton Gin Scale. Has the entire scale including weights and the part you would drive upon. We're located in Historical Cowpens South Carolina. He is looking to find someone whom may be able to help him in figurin...

Tiffany antique gold and jade shoehorn information needed

I inherited this from my grandmother many years agoIt is a jade shoehorn marked Tiffany & CoIt is around 5.5 inches long, The jade appears a fine quality.Can any one shed light on the age or provenance. I have searched and searched with no luckShe ha...

Found objects--info needed

All objects were found when I was a child living in a turn of the century (19th-20th) home in Virginia. Metal circular objects range in size from 1/4 to 3/8 inch in diameter. Found in clogged gutter after heavy rain on same street when I was a child....

Help Identifying Sterling Silver Flatware

I am hoping a sterling silver expert can help identify the maker and pattern for this sterling silver flatware. Thank You

18th Century Scottish Chair

The previous owner said this chair was made I'm the 1700s in Scotland and her relatives brought it with them when they sailed to the US. The seat and back are leather that is carved and painted. Does anyone recognize this type of chair or have advice...

Antique / Vintage Dressing Table with Mirror - Need info and opinions

We recently moved my parents to assisted living and have an old dressing table that was my great-grandmother's. Somebody along the line began stripping the green paint of of the table and parts of the mirror, but we have all the parts and hardware. D...

American primitive style snow scene painting

I just found this interesting American primitive style snow scene.It's painted on a board and on the back you can see it is very aged.I believe painting on panel goes back several hundred years. I'm not so sure about what kind of panel this isThere i...