r/Antiques

I purchased this slag glass lamp a few days ago on Facebook marketplace in upstate New York for $145. I noticed it has “L&L WMC” embedded into the arm of the lamp, and a quick google search told me they were a lamp business from the 1930s until the 1970s. It also looks like there is a year marked to the left of it - maybe 1972? I cannot tell, nor do I know if this would signify the year it was made. I’m in love with the design and would be even more in love if it were authentic and not a replica of an older lamp. What do you think?

TL;DR - I found this lamp on Facebook marketplace and want to know when it could have been made.

This lovely little pressed tin pince-nez case with wonderful patterns on front and back has purple velvet inside and is older than I originally thought, it likely comes from the Victorian era before the year 1900, perhaps somewhere from the 1870s to 1890s. What a beautiful find for a collector of pince-nez eyeglasses. ❤️

The hinge and clasp are fully intact and functional. The filigree pattern on the front and back is quite beautiful witj its contrasting patina and is nearly fully intact. No obnoxious markings or lettering are present on the outside of the case. The case is likely English or American due to its small stamp on the inner lip saying "PATENT APPLIED FOR" in English.

These astig bar-spring pince-nez from France (likely the Edwardian era) are fully functional and quite shiny, I had prescription lenses made for them. They fit quite nicely along with their earclip chain into the metal case. It is very compact and lightweight feeling. Overall a great find and practical for use with my pince-nez. Just thought I'd share this great little find with you all! 😊

Bought this set from an estate sale not sure it's valuable. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Joseph Birbeck was an artist from early 20th century.

I’ve had this for 40 years. It’s about 12” long, 9” tall. Very heavy for its size. Found in Texas circa 1992.

People here may enjoy this. Looks like little notebook. If these dates are correct. Goes back to 1905. Has little sayings to someone. I found so cute. Is there any worth to something like this ? Or is it just wonderful memorabilia.

This is one of many historical relics we have sitting on our shelves. My pharmacy has been in continuous operation (various owners) since 1901, and has had some form of pharmacy practicing in building since the 1880s.

This bottle is estimated to be from around the end of WW1 and still has tablets in it . I am currently in the process of getting historical site recognition by the state , and this is one of many items we are inventorying in the process.

Ive used AI and Google and have a list of possibilities. Can anyone tell me anything about this mold or what it was used for? Seems like it was painted black, not stained from something. It was converted to a wall hanging decor piece.

what sort of fixture can i put on this standing lamp to softwn the light? it seems like there was once maybe glass or light gel but im not sure what to get that would fit correctly in this space. There are two tabs as you can see to hold something in place. Any ideas?

diameter is roughly 11 inches

Picked up this Victorian piano/music chair from a UK charity shop for £50 and only noticed when it arrived that it’s stamped twice with “Gillow & Co Lancaster” underneath. There is no serial number that i can see.

The chair is very heavy, walnut (probably idk), has a revolving seat, and structurally solid. The red/orange velvet upholstery is worn (most likely a more recent addition) and the back cushion is missing, but otherwise it’s in good condition for its age.

The charity shop listed the chair as follows:

Antique Revolving Music/Child's Ornate
Chair
Estimated to be a late Victorian item.
The wood is probably walnut, but not confirmed.
Seat height = 44 cm.
Very heavy for a chair.
The back cushion is missing and the seat cushion has some damage.
The seat rotates, but not very smoothly.
The framework is very sturdy.

I know nothing about antiques and only learnt about Gillow upon googling the name stamped under the chair out of curiosity.

I tried to see if anyone had listed a similar/the same chair online but unfortunately i couldn’t find anything ):

Any information regarding the approximate date, whether this is a known Gillows design, original purpose (piano chair/music chair?) & it’s value/rarity would be greatly appreciated.

Seems to be an old hand carved Asian chest.

Can anyone tell me the purpose of the 2" wide slots on each side of this 12 " x 12" table? California USA Thanks!

I am purchasing a house in which, part of the deal is to remove the owners furniture from the property. She is in her 90s and so her furniture is most definitely old fashioned. I’m naturally looking to try and get some money back and ideally sell in my local area.

Are there any subs or Facebook groups I can find out what the furniture is worth (if anything)? Or if there’s anyone with any rough ideas I’d be grateful!

Trying to date and stylistically place this flame birch chest of drawers from an old farm in Norway. It has four graduating drawers, original escutcheons, hand-cut dovetails, pine secondary wood, turned half-columns, and a separate loose plinth/base with a bracket-foot character that feels somewhat British to me.

The veneer is highly figured flame birch with symmetrical bookmatching. Overall it feels somewhere between late Empire and early Biedermeier in a Scandinavian context.

Dimensions are 100 × 87 × 48 cm.

Would appreciate thoughts on dating, stylistic placement, and whether the base appears original.

Greetings friends,

We have a small apple orchard and this old press has been waiting patiently in the barn to be brought back to life. I want to try and rebuild it so we can put it to work again. I'm wondering if anyone here is familiar with this machine or has any information about it. I'm guessing it's about 100 years old, and the brass plate indicates it was manufactured by the Hydraulic Press Company out of Mt. Gilead, OH.

It is set up to be run on a belt drive and the top shaft has a scratter/grinder integrated into it. It looks like it could do some serious work, though it was definitely built back before safety features were commonplace.