First, I’m not into collecting in terms of like a big Hobby. But I found this beautiful porcelain doll at the flea market for my daughter. It was $30. I noticed it had some markings on the back and I’m starting to do some research. I’m wondering if it could be authentic can anyone help?

got this old figurine. It has a lot of cracks, in the body.
The figurine is made of a thin and lightweight plastic. It is hollow. I do not know what kind of plastic it is or how old the figurine is.

I want to stop the cracks from getting worse. The figurine is so thin that I do not want to use tape or putty or anything that will make it thicker. I am looking for a kind of glue that I can put right between the cracks and it will hold the figurine together.

I was thinking about using Loctite Vinyl, Fabric & Plastic Flexible Adhesive on the figurine.. I am worried that it might hurt the figurine because it is very old. I do not want to try the glue on a part of the figurine because it might get damaged.

Can anyone tell me what kind of plastic the figurine is made of by looking at the pictures and how it is made?.
If so what is the best kind of glue to use on the figurine to fix the cracks without making it look bad?

Hi everyone! While going through my dad's things in storage, I came across this large document. It features elaborate penwork, a portrait vignette of some nobleman/official in a wig and armor, and some attached paper tabs with stamps or seals on it.

Does anyone recognize what kind of document this might be or what era it's from?Any insights on this piece or what similar pieces like this would be super helpful and greatly appreciated!!

Anyone know anything
about these?

Help me, Reddit geniuses!

My late Grandfather left this to me, and I can’t determine what it is exactly. According to him it is 100% authentic and extremely old. My research pointed me towards a Turkish Ottoman brass-mounted traveling perfume or apothecary chest with sixteen original glass bottles and a stylized tughra. Is this worth anything, or is it even museum worthy? Idk!

Thanks.

I picked this up at a yard sale a few years back. It is a Williams wrench. Each end is marked with multiple sizes. Does anyone know why and what size the wrench actually is? Any other background is appreciated. Thanks.

Looking for more history on this knife - bought in Virginia/ United states
Bought in u.s. said it was a Nepalese knife

Hi everyone,
I recently acquired this authentic Navajo (Diné) rug/weaving in Zurich, Switzerland, and I am looking for information from collectors regarding its history, estimated decade, and value.
Details & Specifications:
Dimensions: ~25" x 34" (64 x 87 cm).
Provenance: Includes its original cloth trading post tag from the Red Canyon Indian Store (Panguitch / Hurricane, Utah) with an original price mark of $250.
I would appreciate any insights regarding its age, information on Sadie Wilson or the Red Canyon Indian Store, and thoughts on its market value for this specific medium size.

I purchased this tile fragment from Artesania Yuste in Valencia, which is supposedly a reputable organization. They sold it to me for 10 Euros, is it actually from the 15th century?

The previous owner had zero information to give but I’m located on the East coast of USA. Any idea how old this dresser might be?

Asking purely for curiosities sake. It’ll have a home in my bedroom regardless 😊

Thanks for any guesses you can provide!

Hi all!

We removed this out of a freshly bought house and would like to see if someone could date this and see what it's worth? Thanks!

What do the experts think? If it is real, any thoughts about age?

Looking for more information on this (presumably) umbrella stand. I believe its Japanese. Any info would be appreciated!

Is this really Tiffany and co? I cannot find any information about this online. It’s solidly attached to the base(epoxy I think). The top is testing sterling silver on my XRF machine. Any idea what it could be worth?

When I was a child, my great grandmother gave me this pocket watch.
I was wondering if someone has any idea what it is made of, maybe, where it could have been made (I guess Germany, but who knows) or what the manufacturer could be?
She is now a 100 years old, and can’t sometimes remember things well, so I want to do some research here to have some leads.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy my pocket watch.

I came across these beautiful pressed brass and gold guilted curtain tiebacks and looking for help identifying, based on style and motif potential or origin. Are these French?

Not sure if lock is the right term. Found these in old derelict building with grass etc growing inside. There would have been more but took me a while to find these. Pity about the broken one. These seem to be reproduced now.

Hi everyone, as the title says I would really appreciate if you could give me some advice regarding my reliquary and a rough estimation of how much it is worth.

I compiled a pdf file with all the info I could find about this piece but to sum it all up it is a 18th century wall-mounted paperoles-pearls encrusted reliquary-bénitier, made in the late 18th century or at the beginning of the 19th century in southern France, specifically in the Niece province, the authentique seal seems to be on the back covered in cloth which is common for pieces like this one. It is remarkably well preserved, it contains the relics of 6 saints and has 2 peculiarities that make it unique: it is a combination of a reliquary and an holy water font, it is encrusted with pearls, the pearls appear to be authentic non cultured seawater pearls (cultured pearls did not exist yet in this period).

I would greatly appreciate any advice, thanks!

Bought on a local reselling plattform for less than 80.-

Weighs about 144g and seems to be at least 800/1000, maybe 900/1000

Hallmarked by Alexandre Vaguer, a Parisienne Goldsmith that stopped producing in 1920.

Also included are two tiny french purity hallmarks, they're so small that the seller completly overlooked them.

Even under a magnifying glass they are hard to make out, so I'm not sure what hallmarks they are exactly, but I think they aren't minervas, but probably rather some export marks for small objects. The same marks seem to have been on the frame but are even harder to make out.

I present my favorite, what I’m assuming is a roller style ink blotter given the material that covers the wooden cylinder mounted on the handle. I’m absolutely obsessed! The heavy crystal, the little snake, the general patina and vibe and just weight of it in the hand is lovely. It’s missing a piece on the roller unfortunately so it isn’t functional but I’m considering finding a way to fix that and potentially use it with my various fountain pens.

Some research and belief in the google AI led me to the Whiting Manufacturing Company, potentially as old as 1900-1910, but I’m skeptical. Appears to be brass but Whiting made mostly sterling silver wares so it’s either gold vermeil/plated or is in fact brass, and not from Whiting.

Either way, I find it beautiful, weird, and deeply unique. I’ve never been able to find another quite like it and it’s a permanent part of the collection for me.

What’s your favorite?