Thank you for this. I've had someone suggest this might be a stock jug and the hole would be for draining out the seperated stock after cooling,...
Paris Porcelain makers Samson et al were known to produce imitative wares - did that extend to fantasy marks too?
Thank you @John Brassey ! So the cup would have sat in the neck like a lid? Maybe then the hole is just a drain hole to allow cleaning / flushing?...
Here's another pic showing its 'birdness' ;) Also it's glazed inside mostly, though doesn't seem to be at the bottom inside (hard to tell for...
Yes, if you fill it without plugging the hole it comes right out again
Thank you! Yes it is a bird form, my photos don't capture that very well unfortunately, but it has a little beaky spout. Any idea why just a hole...
Hello all Happy Weekend ! I'm posting a little oddity I picked up a few days ago ... very knocked about and very coarse in form but I thought it...
Cute plate - why do you think it's not Bay? The y is curly as you say, and the reference site shows an example without the 'Bay' on the base - see...
Varnish can go yellow quite quickly if it's not great quality and / or if the painting is left in lots of UV light. Pro restoration (or at least...
Thank you @kentworld @Ce BCA @Any Jewelry - it is a really interesting find and I think quite rare, so I am chuffed with it. I knew it wasn't a...
Update posted! Exciting for me would love to hear your thoughts! @Any Jewelry @kentworld @Ce BCA Thanks again!
Just an update - it appears that this plate is a hybrid in materials so called 'masso bastardo' which is a greyish-toned hard paste porcelain made...
Thank you so much! I will post again if I find anything further :)
Thank you! If it isn't porcelain, I think it must be stoneware, so I'll try to research that a bit further. Would you happen to have any idea as...
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