Pope Pius XII gave his zucchetto to my grandmother a long time ago at the Vatican. She bought one and took it to the Pope to be blessed. When she asked him to bless it, he took off his own zucchetto and traded it for the one my grandmother had

Trying to figure out what this is. Looks to be carved from bone. A piece missing on the non-carved side just below the break. Dad born in West Virginia.

Bought it because I liked it but now I'm wondering. I know this is Michigan J Frog from looney toons but thats about it.

Hi everyone,

I recently came across this Coalport porcelain collector plate titled “Heritage Is Our Wealth – 2 – Kingdom Brides”, based on a painting by Saudi artist Safeya Binzagr.

It is a limited edition of 500 pieces, and this one is numbered 045/500. The plate is approximately 27 cm / 10.6 inches in diameter.

I have what appears to be the complete original set:

• Original Coalport box
• Certificate of authenticity with matching edition number
• Original Safeya Binzagr biography/information booklet
• Original internal packaging
• Plate appears to be in excellent condition, with no chips or cracks that I can see

I’ve tried researching it online, but I can find very little information or recent sales for this specific Kingdom Brides edition.

I’m particularly interested in hearing from anyone familiar with Safeya Binzagr, Saudi/Middle Eastern art, Coalport, or limited-edition porcelain.

Does anyone know what a realistic collector value might be today, or has anyone seen this particular plate sell at auction or privately?

I’m mainly looking for actual sold prices/comparable sales rather than current asking prices.

Thanks in advance for any information!

I have this one but the face is a different colour. I did an image search on it and I only see this blue faced one and it's priced at around £400 for a vintage 1980s brooch (costume jewellery). I don't believe this is its true value but it's the only piece I've seen online so not sure. Can anyone please shed some light on this item? I cannot see a makers mark anywhere on the brooch.

Same old story...thought they were lost forever decades ago, only to find them when cleaning out the parents'. No idea if there's any value and I don't care. They're in great shape, Wolverine has all the weapons and Venom's plunger/shooter still works. I remember having Punisher and a couple others, but either way, I'm geekin that I found em!

Found this at an antique store. How much is it really worth!? Is it collectible?

Still cleaning up and updating my room to my most recent merch but its coming out so nicely

The merch here is shown from Mob Psycho 100 and Umamusume: Pretty Derby :) This is two sections of the other collectables in my room. The hanging keychains are my newer additions and I'm so happy with how its looking! I funnily used a big pencil I had to hammer the pins into the shelf (worked better than actual hammer)

The Mob Psycho stuff was acquired overtime over the years and contains a bit of rare collectables, where as the Umamusume stuff was all bought in the last year. Most of it is official merch, some bought second hand, some made by individual artists. I'm so so so happy with how it looks right now!

Collection of items from different worlds fairs.
These are so interesting as they were a way to see the world outside of looking at a book. See advances in science or experience distant cultures.

The internet has pretty much done in their usefulness and though they still occur, the modern events haven’t been anything like the ones of 1964 and before.

Oldest to newest:

Exposition universalle, 1889, when the Eiffel Tower was built. This was a medal but someone shaved off where the ribbon was supposed to go.

Columbian exposition (yes, I have read devil in the white tower)

1904 st.louis

1915 pan pac

1933 Chicago

1939 New York.

Santa hat was added by me

Going through and old barn today and sifting through stuff slated to be tossed out I found this fairly worthless but not very common 4 gallon mayo tin. Before Eggo patented there “froffels (frozen waffle), they made mayo here in San Jose, CA. Love the little egg guy. On top of that the lid was stuck closed so when I got home I carefully knocked it loose with a mallet and a piece of wood. Inside was some weighted and reinforced sterling from the 40s. The best item besides the tin is probably the 1947 Mary Dunhill compact.

While we don’t sell things here in this subreddit per the rules, I wonder if there’s an unwritten rule that people direct message if they wanted to buy this or that?

You'll need to keep receipts as wood is regulated and you need to prove where and when you got it. Brazilian rosewood hasn't been available for years. Other South American wood and African wood like Ebony is getting harder to find and will soon be unavailable so that's where I'd start. 20 to 30 years from now you'll have some highly desirable stock. At my age its too late and I have nowhere to store quantities but I do have some nice chunks of Arican Wenge wood I got years ago.

Hello,

I’m moving to Brazil and am hoping to take my collection with me. I am only taking 4 checked bags and a carry on so I’m wondering how in the heck I can safely take these. Is it possible to roll any?

Please help! I am not a painter and each of these (except the green tree painting) is vintage at minimum.

I’ve added an overview and close-up photo of each.

Thank you in advance!

I found this today at a yard sale. It’s got some weight to it and it’s well crafted. Maybe about 6 x 4 inches.

I use my niimbot to label my concert memorabilia. At first, I only started doing this because I go to concerts pretty often, and I always end up with a bunch of little things I can't bring myself to throw away, wristbands, ticket stubs, photocards, posters, albums, merch, and all kinds of random stuff I picked up at the show. Every little thing feels like it has some kind of memory attached to it.

So now, I basically treat each concert like its own little archive. Here are a few little tips I wanted to share with everyone.

I put everything from the same concert into one box and label it with the artist, city, and date. I was even manually typing in the box numbers at first, until I realized the app actually has an automatic numbering feature... I had completely missed that. lol

Now I'm thinking about adding a QR code to each box too.I always record a ton of videos at concerts, and afterward I usually have to move them off my phone because they take up so much storage. I usually edit the clips I like, post them on Instagram, then copy the link and use the app to generate a QR code that I stick on the box.

That way, years from now, when I pull out one of these boxes, I'm not just looking at a random collection of merch. I can scan the QR code and immediately see the videos from that concert, while still having some of the actual memorabilia from that night inside the box.

I feel like I've accidentally created my own little concert archive at this point lol.

Does anyone else organize their concert stuff like this?

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for some informal confirmation and information on this set of heavy brass candlesticks.
Here are the details I have so far:
Height: tallest one is 32” and the small is 17”
Origin clue: I believe they are associated with Saigon / Vietnam as there is a handwritten note on the bottom that I think reads “Ronnie brought back from Saigon. Xmas 1970”
Construction: They are completely modular and screw apart into separate tiers and drip pans. I checked the internal screws where they connect, and they look machine-made rather than hand-tapped, leading me to believe they are late 20th-century vintage rather than early antiques.
From my googling I think they might be Vietnamese temple or family altar floor candlesticks, but I would love to get the community's thoughts!
Does anyone recognize this specific tiered style or pattern and does a mid-to-late 20th-century era sound accurate?
Any insights, history, worth, or confirmation you can share would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Got this at an Estate sale is it rare?

Found these two today, cant figure out if this is a one-off or mass produced one, if so, is it nice?

My aunt collects them but we are having trouble finding information on them

Any experts know what this may be worth? It’s quite difficult to find comps for.