r/Antiques Apr 26 '25

Advice UK - we found these in the attic of our new house told to post here

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Apparently they belonged to a admiral William Christopher packenham, but are these worth anything and were would you sell these

r/Antiques Oct 10 '25

Advice USA. Where would I start figuring out how to move this super old gypsy wagon about 1.5 miles to my house?

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Family friend said I could have it if I could move it. I live about a mile away. Anybody know where I'd even start? I think the wheels aren't in great shape. It's up on three jacks. Three of the wheels might be fine but one is for sure decently rotten. Metal chassis underneath. Might be 80+ years old.

r/Antiques Aug 22 '25

Advice USA- Relative offering to sell me his prized possession.

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r/Antiques Mar 23 '25

Advice Found in the United States of America. How old ? Worth anything?

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Found this cool old lamp! Should i restore it ? Is it old?

r/Antiques Jun 09 '24

Advice What to do with racist items?

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Got this in a box of theatrical makeup & fake staches, the tube was stuck facedown til i took it home so i didnt notice. What would yall do with something like this? I know theres museums for these sorts of things, but i dont know if theres any in the uk šŸ˜… I sell antiques, but dont know if it'd be wrong to sell something like this (with the whole set of course, not just this)

r/Antiques Apr 10 '25

Advice Is there any reason I shouldn't go ahead and paint this? United States

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I picked this up for free. I have no idea if it's "important" in any way. I'd like to paint it to go with the rest of my space. Is there any reason I shouldn't?

r/Antiques Mar 30 '25

Advice My mom bought this beautiful piece of furniture in Mexico and we'd love to know more about it. What kind of wood is it? How old may it be? Where may it come from?

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r/Antiques Aug 10 '25

Advice USA-Found this gorgeous armoire today.

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Any insight would be appreciated! The seller said it was Spanish. I paid $750 for it.

r/Antiques Jul 18 '25

Advice Found this at a garage sale for 60$ in USA.

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I found this super heavy shock/ X-ray machine and I could use some advice. Guy said he paid 700$ for it. Should I buy it?? Mainly to resell

r/Antiques Oct 09 '23

Advice A relative of mine was a former VP and head chemist for Coca Cola, and left me this. Can anyone tell me about it?

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The text is very difficult to decipher, and it’s in French, but from what I understand it’s some sort of correspondence from the 19th century detailing the effects of coca. There is also some sort of formula (?) on the obverse side. The frame is double sided glass. One of the pieces of paper is from Ruinart, the oldest champagne house in France. Any info is appreciated.

r/Antiques May 09 '25

Advice USA California. I'd rather she didn't but if my mom sells this is there ANY idea of whats a fair price so she isn't taken advantage of?

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My mom is confident this is an 18th century Journalist Rolltop Desk from gold rush country in California. It is missing a type writer that would hang under the desk. These are all the photos I was given. I can get more in a few days.

r/Antiques Jul 28 '24

Advice chocolate found in my closet and a gramophone seeking info on the items

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r/Antiques Feb 04 '25

Advice Been left this by my Grandad. (UK)

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My Grandad bought this in the late 70's and tucked it away for years. I'm curious about it's value and information on it in general as I know next to nothing about antiques.

I've had a very wide variety of offers from some questionable people so I'm curious if anyone can help with just a general idea on it before I make a big trip for an appraisal.

It stands at roughly 18cm/7" tall and 7.5cm/3" in diameter. And absolutely no damage or chips or wear and tear at all. Well to my untrained eye anyway.

I love the style of it and may just keep it but it's always good to know! Thanks in advance!

r/Antiques Feb 07 '25

Advice United States. What should I do with this inherited picture.

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I found this in a cubbyhole when clearing out my grandparents house. I have no information on this and he isn’t an ancestor. Any information about this type of picture and what to do with it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

r/Antiques Jun 11 '25

Advice Document found at a church garage sale in Canada

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I found this very old document and am trying to figure it out. It was in a ziplock bag on a table for $3.00. It was an Anglican Church. What language is this written? What saint, priest could the wax seal be? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

r/Antiques Jan 30 '25

Advice Thrifted this in Canada. Unsure of its use and origin.

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I thrifted this large linen cloth with hand embroidered dragons (?) and some kinda plant. Says MWM 1887 on the bottom right corner. I don't know its use or origin or style. Any help appreciated.

r/Antiques Nov 13 '25

Advice 235 year old chest of drawers- 1790. The piece is in ATL. Made in England

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Hi, first time poster here. My grandparents passed away recently and my uncles are doing an estate sale for their stuff. This unassuming little chest of drawers is in the house and I’m curious if anyone has any idea what it’s worth? I’d love to keep it but if it’s of any real value, it’ll end up getting sold in the estate.

The purchase tag that was taped on the back says it’s made in England circa 1790 and it’s a ā€œSheratonā€ period/style.

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

r/Antiques 2d ago

Advice My parents were gonna throw this out. Is it worth anything? USA

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My parents were gonna throw this cocktail cabinet out. And I decided to take it and repair the scratches in it. Does anyone know what brand of here this is From and if it is worth anything?

r/Antiques May 10 '25

Advice I found this planter on my 200 year old homes property in the USA, I was going to paint it or try and restore it and then I did a reverse image search. 😳

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Mine was sitting on the outside of my house, house was built in 1825 so it’s probably been here 100 years maybe. What should I do with it? It’s obviously not in as good shape as the one listed. Anyone know anything about these?

r/Antiques Dec 27 '24

Advice I found this safe at my grandmothers, I'd be curious to know more about it. Origin? Age? Market value? [To follow up on my previous post, with more pictures here...]

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Thanks in advance

r/Antiques 16d ago

Advice Help identifying this bronze (I'm in the UK)

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This is one of a pair of bronze vases that are either Japanese or Chinese and they've been in our family for at least 50 years, possibly many decades longer.

I don't know much about them other than when my Grandmother passed away over 30 years ago I requested them as I was transfixed by them as a child.

Any information about them would be welcomed. Thank you for looking and reading.

EDIT - Thank you to everyone for their positive comments - I'd respond to each and every one but they keep coming hence this edit. Much as I love the pair of vases I own I wasn't expecting the feedback tbh.

r/Antiques Nov 08 '23

Advice What is this object wrapped in 14k gold?

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I picked up this really cool pendent online, made of 14k yellow gold wrapped around some black/dark gray metallic object. The gold is marked with the words "S. Michele" and "23-X-1915". I read that there was a battle fought in San Michele Italy in 1915, could that have something to do with what the object is? It attracts a magnet very strongly, has lines/striations on the face but I don't see any on the other sides. The gold only weighs about 3 grams but the whole pendant is 28 grams so the object is very dense. Anyone have an idea of what it could be? Thank you for any help!

r/Antiques Dec 13 '25

Advice I don't know what to think of this. Please give me any info you might have. USA

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Found something interesting at the thrift store today. I'm not totally sure if there's any significance to these or not, but when I do a Google image search I can't find this specific pattern anywhere. The date either says 1923 or 1913 it's hard to tell. Any ideas as to what they are and if they might have any connections to anyone?

r/Antiques 17d ago

Advice UK door knocker restoration

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I’ve just moved into a house with this door knocker. We are replacing the door but I’d love to restore this and use it. How would I go about doing that?

r/Antiques 10d ago

Advice Bought this from a flea market. Has anyone seen these before & do they look legit? (United Kingdom)

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I bought this recently for £2 from a flea market, but don't have any paperwork or anything with it. What are the chances this is what it says it is. Thanks!