usually the maker's name
No Kiko they aren't bronze, they're Shiwan pottery.
Hard to say. Marks are useful and all books on a given subject are useful in one way or another, however handling a large variety of pieces and...
here's a pair from my collection, Chinese 19thc[ATTACH]
I'd say English and 19thc
Google kutani foo dogs you'll see hundreds like this. They are almost always porcelain never seen earthenware ones decorated like this. Very...
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These aren't really "Satsuma" per se, just Japanese earthenwares sold at a price point to the GP through mass marketing outlets, i.e. lower end...
I always date these to pre 1920
That's more like it, I can see it being a late 70's retroish thing. Pretty though.
Faience, like Maiolica, is just another name for tin-glazed earthenware. Glad to help clear that up for you. ... better late than never (or should...
Who told you that? Just because some people use staples, some still use tacks too so that assumption is very IFFY
Still say English, possibly Webb.
Huh? Aren't all Delft things from waybackwhen all tin glazed faiences? What the heck else would they be?
Had one when I was a kid
19thc English I think
I think it's an old one
Had a look Mikey ..sorry mate no idea.
Good guess INH, but this is a Chinese piece and I believe it could be soapstone as suggested above ..I don't think it's too old either.
I'm skeptical that these glass panel things ever existed a hundred years ago but I could be wrong, just seems like a dumb thing to make for...
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