Incredible Piece Sold on EBay - 19th century lemonpeel silver presentation baseball

[vintagesportflips]

Wow, What a stunning piece.

[prewarsports]

I guess I am the only one who saw it and thought it was kinda ugly.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

I guess I am the only one who saw it and thought it was kinda ugly.

Not the only one... I took note of it early on, but it didn't float my boat either. The numerous dents would have bugged me, and I might have dwelled on them more than the ball itself. Interesting piece though.

[khkco4bls]

good lord, you will probably never see another. especially a H style. never seen that before.

[BigJJ]

Dents can be taken out nice and easy, though at a real cost, likely $1500. I was very tempted to buy, I bid pretty high. What are everyone's thoughts on value? The ball dates to c.1870 not c.1890 I would think, despite the history provided, given H style, size, "base ball", and content.

[khkco4bls]

I thought 2 to 2500. Worth getting repaired. Definitely earlier than described. 1870s when that type of ball was being used.

[BigJJ]

Who bought it?

[19cbb]

Originally Posted by BigJJ

Dents can be taken out nice and easy...

[perezfan]

That's a fun show to watch, but I wouldn't let him touch it with a 10' pole.

Everything he restores looks ridiculously new... like it was just created yesterday. I guess it's great for Coke Machines and Cars... but (if restored) this piece would need to go to a real specialist.