{"id":4043,"date":"2010-12-15T15:31:14","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T20:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=4043"},"modified":"2010-12-24T16:26:44","modified_gmt":"2010-12-24T21:26:44","slug":"my-top-10-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=4043","title":{"rendered":"My top 10 favorites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am often asked which are my favorite examples of antiques with inventive repair and my reply is&#8230;all of them! But if I absolutely had to narrow down the list to my top 10 favorites, I would include those pictured below. Please know that this list is purely subjective and includes items that simply make me smile whenever I see them. These have all been previously posted so you can read more about each piece in the original post by clicking on the title above each photo.<\/p>\n<p>So here they are, from 10 to 1&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Number 10: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=302\">Victoria and Albert jug, c.1840<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_23172.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4064\" title=\"IMG_2317\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_23172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_23172.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_23172-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Number 9: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1544\">Primitive wooden shovel, c.1870<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3486.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_3486\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3486.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"784\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Number 8: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=291\">Large Chinese Mandarin mug, c.1780<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19382.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_1938\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_19382.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Number 7: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=615\">Stick spatter peafowl teapot, c.1810<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_24381.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_2438\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_24381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Number 6: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=964\">Scottish Thistle&#8221; crystal cordial, c.1920<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_21222.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4111\" title=\"IMG_2122\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_21222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_21222.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_21222-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Number 5: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=88\">French Delft ewer, c.1690<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22291.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_2229\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Number 4: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=474\">Anglo-Indian brass candlestick, c.1875<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_18702.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_1870\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_18702.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Number 3: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=167\">Chinese export miniature vases, c.1690<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2131.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_2131\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"349\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Number 2:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=72\">Cold painted cast lead dog figure, c.1930<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_18652.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_1865\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_18652.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And my number 1 top favorite is:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=116\">Eastern European teapot, c.1925<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22541.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_2254\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_22541.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am often asked which are my favorite examples of antiques with inventive repair and my reply is&#8230;all of them! 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