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Title: You dirty Rat! Post by: avalon on July 16, 2012, 09:35:50 PM ;) Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: Mike on July 16, 2012, 09:48:12 PM thats 1 expensive rat :o :o :o
looks great now its been restored Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: Val Beechey on July 16, 2012, 09:52:51 PM Wow Steve, thats a beauty. He's made a great job of it. I love pin cushoins but don't own any.
Just make sure it goes in the right auction. Fingers crossed for you. Val Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: wayno on July 16, 2012, 09:54:02 PM LOOKING GOOD NOW STEVE GOOD LUCK WITH AUCTION
Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on July 16, 2012, 09:55:55 PM Rat ? Are you sure its not a Polish hallmark?
Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: avalon on July 16, 2012, 10:29:44 PM Rat ? Are you sure its not a Polish hallmark? Quite sure! Here is a link to one that sold, it's the same. http://www.antiquesilverspoons.co.uk/47751153554710.htm (http://www.antiquesilverspoons.co.uk/47751153554710.htm) Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on July 16, 2012, 10:33:40 PM Rat ? Are you sure its not a Polish hallmark? Quite sure! Here is a link to one that sold, it's the same. [url]http://www.antiquesilverspoons.co.uk/47751153554710.htm[/url] ([url]http://www.antiquesilverspoons.co.uk/47751153554710.htm[/url]) Ahem........................the penny will eventually drop..lol Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: avalon on July 17, 2012, 05:53:27 AM I said Rat not the vexatious blogger with incredibly itchy underpants ;D
Here is one that sold in 2005. http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/an-edwardian-novelty-pin-cushion-makers-mark-4630966-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=4630966&sid=698d1925-aa27-46c0-bd3d-7893d4158213 (http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/an-edwardian-novelty-pin-cushion-makers-mark-4630966-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=4630966&sid=698d1925-aa27-46c0-bd3d-7893d4158213) Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: DEADLOCK on July 17, 2012, 06:31:51 AM Good luck with the auction avalon
Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: nobby on July 17, 2012, 06:54:58 AM i love it ;)
Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: Mrs Steptoe on July 17, 2012, 08:21:32 AM Such a cute little rat and beautifully restored.I think he's lovely and is bound to fetch a good price.Who could resist?
Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: heather on July 17, 2012, 01:42:15 PM Stunning find and beautifully restored - wishing you loads of luck with the auction
Take care H Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: falcon. on July 17, 2012, 01:53:35 PM What a lovely find well done :D
Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: cardiffian on July 17, 2012, 07:31:54 PM Lovely find Avalon. Any idea how much that other one sold for?
Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: James on July 17, 2012, 08:12:23 PM What a nice find, great work on the restoration too, hope you get a good price for it ;)
Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: avalon on July 17, 2012, 09:04:10 PM Adie & Lovekin appear to be the pin cushion equivalent of what Carl Faberge is to eggs. There are far more people worldwide who collect sewing memorabilia than Roman, Celtic and Saxon objects. As a 2000 year old Roman brooch would struggle to sell for £50.00, yet a hundred year old pin cushion, people would pay silly money for it. Which reminds me of a find I made long before the Treasure Act grabbed everything that glinted of precious metal. I was detecting on a field near Gloucester in 1987 with an old Compass Coin scanner. I had taken a friend to a new farm I had, where I had been pulling up loads of Roman grots. My friend after an hour had found nothing so he demanded that we should swap area’s, which we did. I walked over to where he had been detecting and lying on the surface was a lovely silver thimble. Well when I say a thimble it was probably the best one you could ever find. As it had a portrait on each side, one of Charles I and the other Henrietta Maria . I eventually sold it to a collector for £6000 which in those days was a lot of money , it could have bought a small family car. My only regrets is I didn’t have a better picture of it as it was only 35 mm back in the good old days and all the pictures I had came out too dark, but this is the best image I have. So if you find a 17th Century thimble you may be in the money. Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: avalon on July 17, 2012, 10:11:43 PM Lovely find Avalon. Any idea how much that other one sold for? Not a lot of info about them, apart from my link. The common ones sell for between £350 -£500. One auction house today said a reserve of £500, but all you need is two bidders, then who knows. Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: nobby on July 18, 2012, 07:19:39 AM I think christies sold it for around 750....I think its a great item. I love and collect silver. I think you should have no problems selling well over the reserve price.
Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: Radnor Bandit (Ian) on July 18, 2012, 05:57:33 PM looks like youve made a good contact in the silversmith there, should the rat have glass / paste eyes?
Title: Re: You dirty Rat! Post by: avalon on July 18, 2012, 07:02:18 PM looks like youve made a good contact in the silversmith there, should the rat have glass / paste eyes? No I don't think so Ian, looking at the other examples. |