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Chinese figurine.
Hello everyone, I wanted to ask the forum for help identifying a figurine. The figurine depicts a Chinese man. It's not mine, but a friend of mine bought a collection back in the late 1980s, and... -
Antique? What style? Anyone recognize the maker?
Hi,
I thought they were floral but definitely not. Would you call these brutalist? I tried looking up the mark as crossed Js and JL with no luck. I’m thinking they are antique in age.
What say... -
Storyteller Figure
Since everyone is doing so well and being super helpful!
The figure portrays a seated woman holding two children, with two additional children seated on her legs. The underside is signed:... -
Van Gogh's Irises Painting
Here's an article by the Getty talking about how Van Gogh's painting of Irises looked when freshly painted in 1889. The pigments have changed over the last 137 years.... -
Out of my comfort zone. NA Pottery
Hello Friends. Picked up these five NA pots for $10.25 (for all) at the thrift store today.
I know little to Nothing about this kind of stuff but of only $10.25 I thought I'd take a chance. I... -
Help Identifying an Early Flat-Top Trunk — Possible Multnomah Trunk & Bag Co. Connection
I’m researching an unidentified antique flat-top trunk and would appreciate any help identifying the maker, approximate date, or comparable surviving examples.
At the moment, Multnomah Trunk & Bag... -
Jet Fetish: Zuni?
Unlike the papier-mache fish on another thread of mine, I actually do think this black fetish I found is pretty elegant.
When I first picked it up, I was surprised how light it is, but I've since... -
80 year old card game book
I had this well-thumbed paperback since I was a kid in the mid-1950s (although the book was first published in 1946). -
Elegant Fish Art
Perhaps not at first, but by the second and third look this papier-mache fish evinces a subtle sophistication and unique vision that make it well worth the $2 I spent on it.
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Any info on this pottery (I think) piece?
Thrift shop find, for $18 I liked it. I can't find the maker's mark. Thanks.
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