Looks like it has been re-stretched to fit this frame. Consequently, can't infer much from the back (or the frame).
Birch (or beech if European) seems like a good candidate. Suppose it could be some kind of fruitwood as well.
Nice find! Not a form I have seen. Own several pieces in this pattern. Would have snatched it up in a heartbeat. Cache pot for sure. If you...
Any signature on yours? If not, it could just be a copy done by someone else. I see stylistic differences that point to this being by another...
Nice! At that size, it has a lot of impact. Although not abstract, it has a bit of that quality to it. Engages you and makes you examine it closer.
Like them both but think from different hands. First is more accomplished.
I have that same Oliver. It was my great grandparents. When my grandparent's passed, it was to be sold at auction with most of their other...
I bought a really cheap one with mixed results. Having trouble getting the focal length right sometimes. Think I need to get a stand for it....
Hate polyurethane :mad: Tung oil varnish. Buy prepared or make your own (equal parts tung oil, oil based varnish, and mineral spirits). Apply...
I know. I am usually more careful but was only transporting from one house to another, a short trip. Was also transporting a shelving unit that...
I have done quite a bit of restoration. The tricky part is the varnish removal. You have to find a solvent that will cut the varnish without...
It is on board so did not completely penetrate. Fairly deep gouge through to the gesso base that will need some in-filling to even out the...
Ditto, all the above. I might mention that a lot of the ornate victorian frames don't have the value they once had. This is particularly true if...
Have not done it a lot but, when I have, it really stings. I still remember 40 years ago washing a large Consolidated Art Glass vase and using...
Ditto ... 20th century. Better quality than a lot we see.
Maybe I. M. Spencer?
Pressed wood design on the panels is a little unusual for such a piece but not unheard of. Probably puts it to late 19th early 20th century. Many...
Can't tell if it is all paint and gesso or if something else is embedded in the raised areas. Sometimes artists will incorporate paper wadding,...
This also appears to be Indonesian (Balinese?). I am sure @Any Jewelry will be able to tell you more.
Searching on-line, I find several of these that indicate they are carved skull plates from bovine or horse skulls. Source..... Timor Indonesia....
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