Porcellane D'Arte (Porcelain Art) of Ermete Agostinelli. Ermete opened his porcelain factory in 1955 in Bassano, near Venice. Ermete's decision to...
The symbols incised into the alabaster are supposed to represent Egyptian hieroglyphics but they are fake. I have to assume that this is a modern...
If the lamps were genuine there would be a hole in the spout to insert a wick and that hole would go all the way to the area that holds the oil....
Your assumptions are, for the most part, correct. It is Italian. The reason it isn’t marked with the country of origin is because, as you...
Thank you Marie
In the order seen in your photo: Bassano is the name of the town in northern Italy, not far from Venice. It has been producing fine ceramics for...
Thank you for the comment Debora but please never let me intimidate you or prevent you from offering your opinions or observations.. My limited...
I can almost agree with all of Debora’s assessment except that while the design was meant to emulate an Italian design it most likely was not made...
Here is a rough translation of the artist’s biography: Carlo Giannitrapani, originally from Livorno, was born in Florence in 1933. His passion...
The style is typical of some works produced in Sardinia and Sicily but I am not familiar with the name. Did you notice that piece has been...
I believe that your vase originally arrived on the marketplace completely unmarked. I think some unscrupulous individual decided to add false...
Because the vase lacks the company’s name or logo we will not be able to confirm precisely where or when the piece was made. To further complicate...
The last Martin Brothers Shoebill sold at auction in 2013 for 21,000 English pounds (27,300 U.S. dollars) and that example was broken and...
It was indeed made in the studio of Terracotte Artistiche di San Zeno. Laura Ruschi was born in Pisa in 1879 and died there in 1965. She was the...
A photo of the piece itself would go a long way in confirming my suspicion as to the origin of the vase. This may be the mark of the Terrecotte...
I can’t identify the maker but I believe such large scale teapot were used aboard canal boats in 19th century England. Their large size and weight...
The item is a fake. It has the look of an Italian piece but was made, mostly likely, in China. The logo is similar to several famous pottery...
Roughly mid 1950’s
The mark is a total fake. It is based on symbol used by the 18th century Italian pottery family of Conrado of Albisola. I have seen a dozen fake...
The technique for creating the pot is known as “Sgraffito” or "Scratch” in English. The design was carved into the semi-wet clay before it was...
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