Bronze tiger - japanese? How old?

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  1. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    Looks like someone probably left him sitting out when they were painting their walls...
     
    aaroncab, Dec 5, 2017
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  2. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    Aaaaaaand looking a little closer I found a nick under the tiger's chin that shows some whit-ish metal - looks like it is spelter/pot metal. Aaaaaand armed with that knowledge I found these:

    https://www.google.com/search?q=ron...KEwittLTHrPTXAhVGct8KHcjbAewQ9QEILTAB#imgrc=_

    etc...

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-19...Ornate-Ronson-Decorative-Statue-/142303896852

    So looks like he was probably a bookend and at some point got remounted on the base he's on now. I still love him and he'll be my desk's guard kitty.
     
    aaroncab, Dec 5, 2017
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  3. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    Well done, Aaron.
     
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  4. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    I've heard of literary lions...

    Cluttered spotted the chip a little while ago:

     
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  5. aaroncab

    aaroncab in veritate victoria

    Indeed she spotted one - but that wasn't the one where I found the white metal - at least not the one she posted a picture of. But it was thanks to her suggestion that I found the one that definitely looked white (on the underside of the mouth/chin - not pictured). She was right on with that suggestion! Thank you Cluttered!
     
    aaroncab, Dec 5, 2017
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  6. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Well, what they say about two heads is not that they cost you twice as much in hats. :happy:
     
    Bronwen, Dec 5, 2017
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Paint is attracted to those materials it is hardest to get off. One of those laws of nature, just like buttered bread always falling with the butter side down.
    You can try repeatedly applying oil to the paint spots, sometimes it comes off that way, and it doesn't affect the patina.
     
    Any Jewelry, Dec 6, 2017
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  8. coreya

    coreya Well-Known Member

    try wd40 on a cloth shouldn't effect the patina if its real patina.
     
    coreya, Dec 6, 2017
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Not sure it is.
     
    Any Jewelry, Dec 6, 2017
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  10. PACKRAT

    PACKRAT Well-Known Member

    Be careful you don't get bitten.
     
    PACKRAT, Dec 7, 2017
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