So glad this lovely work is in the hands of someone who appreciates it properly, and that you decided to show it to us!
I did some searching and all I found was what appears to be your listing for the item
Folks here have been a lifesaver while I was trying to clean out the family house, I’m not above calling in favors to try and pay it forward!
Welcome aboard! Folks here don’t really do appraisals, but there are lots of very knowledgeable folks. If you select “Full size” when you post...
Translation from a friend of mine who lived in Germany for many years: “History of the people of Israel By Heinrich Ewald Volume four Third...
No doubt. But I used to have a little silk-lined metal mesh evening bag that had a little metal disc with the maker’s mark, attached to the inside...
Hmm. Maybe to hold a key securely? Or perhaps it once held a tag?
My first take on it was late 1930’s, except for the fabric, which seemed not quite right. But (as I’m sure you are well aware) far fewer people...
Follow up after seeing more pictures: “I’d like to see the underside of the feet, but a wild ass guess is stoneware salt fired in the late fifties...
Asked an artisan potter, and (no surprise) he agreed with you: “Yes you see in the upper right how the crack is soft and the glaze melted along...
You are not alone!
I feel your pain. Going from New York weather to Georgia weather in a few days has me wilting like unstarched linen!
I’m presuming you didn’t find anything tag-wise inside the pockets, that would be too easy. Is there any sign that there ever was a strap? Any...
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Welcome aboard! Almost everyone here knows more than I do, but not everyone checks in every day.
Welcome aboard! The nut and bolt look pretty modern (last 50 years or so) to me, but you’re definitely right about it being beautiful. What I...
I saw BE, but now I’m not sure.
Good for you, trying to do the right thing. Maybe try asking at a museum if they can recommend anyone? Or at a pawnshop. There’s got to be...
Cool table! The folks who really know stuff will want closeups of hardware and joints, I’m sure. Welcome aboard!
It’s lovely.
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