This article may look familiar to some of you, I refreshed the date on this post and republished it.
This
article was originally posted on
www.auctionwally.com February 27th of 2008, and no one has
been able to tell me what this item is yet. So I'm going to up the
stakes.
I'll give anyone who can tell me what it is $25.00 cash,
a copy of my eBook "Selling Your Valuables in Tough Times" and a link
to your website on www.auctionwally.com for one month! (Your website
must be related to the antiques/auction world in some way to be
eligible for this part of the prize.)
All you have to do is be the
first person that can tell me what it is and prove it. If no one can solve this in 3 months I'll increase the booty! Go to my website to find the email address to send me your answer. The first one that can prove they know what the item is will win the prizes mentioned in the previous paragraph.
Diane and Bob ask: Hi Wally,
Thank you for the prompt appraisal on our Japanese Urn. We had no idea that
it was quite that old.
This particular item is more or less a curiosity. My mother purchased it in
an antique store 60 years ago in Chicago. However, all she can remember
about it is that it had something to do with poison.... It has some weight
to it so, despite the fact that it doesn't tarnish, it could be brass or
perhaps some metal alloy. It's probably made from a mold. The details are
quite intricate. The two pieces fit together extremely well so that when
the 'treasure box' is inserted there is no wobble and it is as one piece.
The dimensions are as follows:
Total Length: 12"
Treasure box piece: 4 1/4" in length
Dragon piece: 8" in length
Width of treasure box at widest point: 3"
Width of dragon at widest point: 1"
AW says: ...duh,
I
have to admit, I'm stumped on this one. So like any good auctioneer I
feel I should exploit that to it's maximum commercial level by offering
a reward to the first reader that can identify with absolute proof,
what this is.
I'll send the winner whatever I promised in the opening paragraph.
Please note, that comments and opinions are welcome as well, but the declared winner will have to provide documentation.
Here
are the things I've noticed, it's of very good quality, it has a coat
of arms or a crest that would seem to indicate Royalty as well as a
Dragon would in many cases. It is much like a poison, but seems much
too large to be one.