today was interesting... very actually... the GF wanted to go run around, so i postponed fishing (probably shouldnt have) and said OK... i could have litterally gone broke today, but made alot of money, but we kept it smart, theres always tommorow for that

some of the items we got today:

an ancient Roman Ring, possibly a Gladiator Kill Ring, or a Devil Eyes ring, from 200-400 A.D.

a gold painted/illuminated leaf from the Koran from the 1700s

a pair of Chinese Binding Shoes, that were actually used, probably from the 1500s

an old Marriage Lisence from Germany, date 1891 (just looked cool)

an ancient Jade Knife, around 2000 years old..

then i saw this painting, it was at one sale that didnt have much, but i liked it, its rather simple, and it was 2 bucks, the lady said "we couldnt find a signature, so its probably not worth anything"... (the frame itself is worth more than 2 bucks)...

so i take it home, and pop the back off to pull the picture out, when i pull the cardboard off, there is a Lithograph behind it...im immeadiately like WOW, thats cool, an old stage coach scene, called The Road Summer, by Nathaniel Currier... its being researched for authenticity by the Friesen art gallery in Seattle as we speak... its companion picture The Road Winter, has sold as high as 7k, with a few even higher than that...

oh yeah, when i pulled out the painting that i actually was looking at, it was signed, and dated Austraila 1968, by Tadashi,Isaka... they are also researching that one as well, and were very interested in it...

also got a very very old Renior reprint called Cup of Chocolate for 5 bucks... new reprints go for as high as 1k in some places...

fun day, hopefully a very productive one...

anyone else get out and buy sh!t they dont need?

Ha! Screw you, RH! I bought a plastic truck tool box.....so there!

Gawd.....I'm not even close to the same league.

damn braggart.....LOL

American Pickers sucks...

here is the pics i sent to the Friesen Fine Art gallery that they requested...

this is the picture i bought for 2 dollars



and this, is the one that was behind it in the hand carved wood frame

1700s Koran leaf



oh yeah, i got another ancient ring, with a big stone, but i dont know what it is... jade, onyx, dont even know, but its cool...

Good score on the pics, RH. I don't know about the authenticity of the "ancient" Roman ring or the 2,000 year old knife, but they can't be bad if they look cool and you didn't spend much for 'em.

wrong as usual scabby..... you are every bit as much of a dumfuk as redhook is, both of you are major league dolts..
Congrats ?

I happened to find a complete T. Rex skeleton at a sale down the street. Probably from modern day Wyoming, around 66 million years ago.

Get outta here..you're not 66 million years old.

When I was in kindergarten, a kid gave me a green rock and told me it was gravity. That stuff is way older than 66 million years.

Gravity, huh?

That kid was pretty cool to give you gravity.

Next time I drop something on the floor, I'm going to be thinking I should set you on fire.

I'm pretty sure you can't sell your gravity for millions, though. I'm selling that skeleton next week for real American dollars.

I gave the gravity away and it's still helping you keep your feet on the ground..but it's doing nothing to keep your head out of the clouds.

The millions you sell that skeleton for are worth around $87.62...American.

I picked up a Guttenburg Bible, amd a jar with Hitlers brain in ht, along with a copy of the Magna Carta for 2 bucks and a space heater .......

That story's not even believable, KK.



I can't believe Hank gave away gravity. Don't you know what could happen?

If my skeleton floats away before I can sell it, Hank, we're going to have words.

Keerist, I'm proud of you KK. I had no idea you even knew what
a Guttenburg Bible or the Magna Carta were. Kinda puzzled why
you didn't pick up those Dead Sea Scrolls while you were at it.

KK got the hat.

you truly are the village idiot.

Million five easy right there

ahh but alas, im not, once again.... nice try tho...

there are tons of them on Ebay genius....

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=ancient+roman+ring&_pgn=2&_skc=50&rt=nc

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=ancient+roman+ring&rt=nc

heres a pic of the Roman ring, the other ring i dont know what its from, but its very old as well.... and the small Jade knife...

oh yeah, this was an Estate sale, not someones junk azz garbage sale... the guy also had stuff from King Solomon, and the kings before that were dated 3000-4000 years old ,APPRAISED... didnt have the money for that stuff tho...

or maybe the owners of the Estate had died, and the family had a person sell it off to pay back bills or whatever? happens ALL THE TIME... some people cannot wait for auctions, or whatnot, they need to get rid of it 3 weeks ago, so they go the route of Estate sales and offer the things for lower than what they are actually worth.... genius..

got an email back from the Friesen Abmeyer Fine Art gallery, the owner said that he doesnt know much about the lithograph, because its rare... my best option to learn more would be to try to dig up what i can, or take it to an appraiser that deals with 19th century art...

he did say it was a steal to get those 2 pics for 2 bucks tho, HA!.

One ring to rule them all!


RH wields his powers over garage sales. King Solomon... I am sure.