Miniature art
Just look at the picture for a minute, can you imagine the skill to carve this carnelian a semi hard stone, not only carve it but carve in reverse.
These days one single letter costs £100 to carve, look at the intricate detail, a family crest of such detail has to be undertaken by a very skilled and talented artisan.
Antiques offer great quality that could not be achieved today for a fraction of the price, there is absolutely no way this could be remade for the ticket price, if indeed you could find anyone good enough to do it.
Same with antique furniture actually many of the so called mahogany came from wood made extinct back in the 1800s let alone the craftsmanship.
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