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Reply #60 - May 7^th, 2017 at 1:08pm

Agnes wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 1:06pm:

I dont know about what period anything comes from , never bothered to find out but in an old rural farming area a lot of stuff just goes into the 2nd hand shop and noone has much idea as to what it is worth..I havent been foraging for a while but one time I bought an old whitish jug with a matching ceramic or pottery washing dish ...matching set...there was a slight crack acorss the bottom but appeared to be superficial, it didnt leak...I think that would have been a valuable peice.. would have been because it went missing in time and I have no clue what happened to it..I have moved house once or twice.. things get lost.

closer in shape to this one

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Reply #61 - May 7^th, 2017 at 1:51pm

LOTS of those were made and used, AG, wouldn’t get your hopes up. It is also plain and the value often lies, besides age, in hand applied decoration. Printed decoration has a LOT less value apart from Aesthetic Movement stuff (was largely transfer printed.) Not sure if AM stuff will hold its value: the first couple of bits of it I bought at school fetes for 10¢ each or so. Then yuppies moved into the old workers cottages in the very inner suburbs and started buying Aesthetic Movement stuff to decorate their cramped but “desirable” cottages. Any move away from that (decentralisation helped by FTTH and telecommuting) will see a lot of AM stuff dumped on the market and onto dumps, LOL!

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Agnes Gold Member Offline fish dinner Posts: 6081 Bedford Park rnd	Re: Pub Quiz #7 Reply #62 - May 7^th, 2017 at 1:58pm This was very old...not a recent reproduction, had no print....it had a whitish almost apaque look about it, with cracks in the glaze on the bottom...not that any of this matters now..is gone.
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Reply #63 - May 7^th, 2017 at 2:19pm

Agnes wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 1:08pm:

Agnes wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 1:06pm:

I dont know about what period anything comes from , never bothered to find out but in an old rural farming area a lot of stuff just goes into the 2nd hand shop and noone has much idea as to what it is worth..I havent been foraging for a while but one time I bought an old whitish jug with a matching ceramic or pottery washing dish ...matching set...there was a slight crack acorss the bottom but appeared to be superficial, it didnt leak...I think that would have been a valuable peice.. would have been because it went missing in time and I have no clue what happened to it..I have moved house once or twice.. things get lost.

closer in shape to this one

http://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/photosnew/dealer_sgthings/dealer_sgthings_full_...

I love those water jugs and basins AG. I've never found an old one that I've found reasonably priced. Junk shops used to be reasonably priced, but not now.

The modern ones are very chunky. The only pitfall with old china is that it breaks so easily.

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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: Pub Quiz #7 Reply #64 - May 7^th, 2017 at 2:27pm op shops are worth a look and of course garage sales depends where you live....I dont have the inclination any more to search unlike monk who seems to be at it every day....he certainly knows his dates though so worth asking him first I reckon mantra.
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Reply #65 - May 7^th, 2017 at 2:40pm

Jovial Monk wrote on May 6^th, 2017 at 10:51pm:

mantra wrote on May 6^th, 2017 at 10:45am:

Jovial Monk wrote on May 6^th, 2017 at 10:04am:

Put some up at auction, see how they go.

I need to do that. We can't take it with us when we go.

Look, I am no expert but pop up a photo of a couple of pieces—take a photo of any chip or crack, these do not detract that much from really old stuff—I have more than one chipped/cracked piece. Take a photo of any marking on the back too—I can’t tell who made what just by looking at a photo of an item.

Aesthetic Movement stuff is in demand by yuppies, art nouveau/deco have their fans. Early Worcester/Derby/Chelsea/Bow/Meissen is $$$.

I've looked up a few bits and pieces over the years. Many of the items are worth under $1,000 a piece and that includes some very pretty pieces of antique furniture. I would think the valuable items would be those you can't find on google. I've got a lot of very old crystal and silverware - some still in their original velvet and leather boxes. There's a Hughes and Sons 1796 sextant - (property of Lieutenant H Hornblower) beautifully crafted, but even that's only worth a couple of hundred dollars. The same goes for some century old hand made scales still in their original box - and other things which belonged to my grandfather. They would be hard to sell.

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Reply #66 - May 7^th, 2017 at 2:45pm

cods wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 2:27pm:

op shops are worth a look and of course garage sales depends where you live....I dont have the inclination any more to search unlike monk who seems to be at it every day....he certainly knows his dates though so worth asking him first I reckon mantra.

I might take some photos Cods. I couldn't be bothered looking anymore either, although at the last election when I voted at a church - they had a little junk stall set up and I picked up this large crystal vase (I'm always breaking vases) for $3. That was a bargain. I used to hate those vases, but people are using them again.

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Reply #67 - May 7^th, 2017 at 2:48pm

mantra wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 2:40pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on May 6^th, 2017 at 10:51pm:

mantra wrote on May 6^th, 2017 at 10:45am:

Jovial Monk wrote on May 6^th, 2017 at 10:04am:

Put some up at auction, see how they go.

I need to do that. We can't take it with us when we go.

Look, I am no expert but pop up a photo of a couple of pieces—take a photo of any chip or crack, these do not detract that much from really old stuff—I have more than one chipped/cracked piece. Take a photo of any marking on the back too—I can’t tell who made what just by looking at a photo of an item.

Aesthetic Movement stuff is in demand by yuppies, art nouveau/deco have their fans. Early Worcester/Derby/Chelsea/Bow/Meissen is $$$.

I've looked up a few bits and pieces over the years. Many of the items are worth under $1,000 a piece and that includes some very pretty pieces of antique furniture. I would think the valuable items would be those you can't find on google. I've got a lot of very old crystal and silverware - some still in their original velvet and leather boxes. There's a Hughes and Sons 1796 sextant - (property of Lieutenant H Hornblower) beautifully crafted, but even that's only worth a couple of hundred dollars. The same goes for some century old hand made scales still in their original box - and other things which belonged to my grandfather. They would be hard to sell.

Hornblower is fictional.

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Reply #69 - May 7^th, 2017 at 2:57pm

mantra wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 2:40pm:

Jovial Monk wrote on May 6^th, 2017 at 10:51pm:

mantra wrote on May 6^th, 2017 at 10:45am:

Jovial Monk wrote on May 6^th, 2017 at 10:04am:

Put some up at auction, see how they go.

I need to do that. We can't take it with us when we go.

Look, I am no expert but pop up a photo of a couple of pieces—take a photo of any chip or crack, these do not detract that much from really old stuff—I have more than one chipped/cracked piece. Take a photo of any marking on the back too—I can’t tell who made what just by looking at a photo of an item.

Aesthetic Movement stuff is in demand by yuppies, art nouveau/deco have their fans. Early Worcester/Derby/Chelsea/Bow/Meissen is $$$.

I've looked up a few bits and pieces over the years. Many of the items are worth under $1,000 a piece and that includes some very pretty pieces of antique furniture. I would think the valuable items would be those you can't find on google. I've got a lot of very old crystal and silverware - some still in their original velvet and leather boxes. There's a Hughes and Sons 1796 sextant - (property of Lieutenant H Hornblower) beautifully crafted, but even that's only worth a couple of hundred dollars. The same goes for some century old hand made scales still in their original box - and other things which belonged to my grandfather. They would be hard to sell.

are you thinking for sentimental reasons...I can relate to that....its value is in your heart and wont be in anyone elses....so please dont sell those things..

my goodness I bet monk is licking his lips wouldnt he love to go through your treasure trove..mantra there is always a market for something....dont under estimate anything.

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Reply #70 - May 7^th, 2017 at 3:10pm

cods wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 2:57pm:

my goodness I bet monk is licking his lips wouldnt he love to go through your treasure trove..mantra there is always a market for something....dont under estimate anything.

Haha - I think he once coveted the mineral and fossil collection I inherited from my mother who was a keen lapidiarist. To me they're only rocks and the only reason I haven't got rid of a lot of this stuff is because it's been drilled into me that I shouldn't by various family members because of their alleged value.

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Reply #71 - May 7^th, 2017 at 3:16pm

mantra wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 3:10pm:

cods wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 2:57pm:

my goodness I bet monk is licking his lips wouldnt he love to go through your treasure trove..mantra there is always a market for something....dont under estimate anything.

Haha - I think he once coveted the mineral and fossil collection I inherited from my mother who was a keen lapidiarist. To me they're only rocks and the only reason I haven't got rid of a lot of this stuff is because it's been drilled into me that I shouldn't by various family members because of their alleged value.

bull mantra if it was your mums and you dont need the money why would you sell it...if I had something of my mums I would pass it down to my daughter thats for sure.......yes they may be only rocks but it took them millions of years to get to that condition........

it was a hugely popular hobby years ago..

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Reply #72 - May 7^th, 2017 at 4:13pm

cods wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 3:16pm:

bull mantra if it was your mums and you dont need the money why would you sell it...if I had something of my mums I would pass it down to my daughter thats for sure.......yes they may be only rocks but it took them millions of years to get to that condition........

it was a hugely popular hobby years ago..

Yes - it was popular for some people Cods, but personally I found lapidary trips very boring, very hot and very dirty. These rocks don't hold any fond memories. I probably won't get around to selling anything. They are only inanimate objects and if other people want them they can have them - I just wish they'd take them now so I've got more than 6 inches of space on either side of my car when I put it in the garage.

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Reply #73 - May 7^th, 2017 at 4:19pm

mantra wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 4:13pm:

cods wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 3:16pm:

bull mantra if it was your mums and you dont need the money why would you sell it...if I had something of my mums I would pass it down to my daughter thats for sure.......yes they may be only rocks but it took them millions of years to get to that condition........

it was a hugely popular hobby years ago..

Yes - it was popular for some people Cods, but personally I found lapidary trips very boring, very hot and very dirty. These rocks don't hold any fond memories. I probably won't get around to selling anything. They are only inanimate objects and if other people want them they can have them - I just wish they'd take them now so I've got more than 6 inches of space on either side of my car when I put it in the garage.

you are funny mantra......put them up on ebay....you are good at that.. see what happens...one mans meat as they say.....did your mum do her own polishing and stuff... I remember it was all the go.

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Reply #74 - May 7^th, 2017 at 4:22pm

mantra wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 4:13pm:

cods wrote on May 7^th, 2017 at 3:16pm:

bull mantra if it was your mums and you dont need the money why would you sell it...if I had something of my mums I would pass it down to my daughter thats for sure.......yes they may be only rocks but it took them millions of years to get to that condition........

it was a hugely popular hobby years ago..

Yes - it was popular for some people Cods, but personally I found lapidary trips very boring, very hot and very dirty. These rocks don't hold any fond memories. I probably won't get around to selling anything. They are only inanimate objects and if other people want them they can have them - I just wish they'd take them now so I've got more than 6 inches of space on either side of my car when I put it in the garage.

If they want it.....give it to them now, Mantra.

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