Okay, thank you. At about 5” tall I thought this figure was a bit large for crested ware but I guess this stuff came in a range of sizes.
Thank you!
You see a maker’s mark? I don’t, but maybe I’m missing something obvious!
Thanks! Very similar but about three times the size. Still, I like the £700 hammer price for the one that sold at auction!
Does anyone know the maker of this 5” tall porcelain bust of General William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army? My searches haven’t turned up a...
Kind of both, actually. It was a small local auction company that held live auctions for years, but switched to online auctions during Covid and...
So, thanks to the remains of a paper label on one of the bookends, I was able to identify them as a product of the Grenfell Mission in Labrador,...
Yes, looks like some of these sell for good money:...
Thanks! Very similar, down to the shape of the “1” on the frontpiece. Cataract, too. Could be from the same fire Company!
It came from a gentleman who owns a storage locker business, who I occasionally buy items from. He finds some pretty random things in abandoned...
Does anyone here know anything about early fire helmets? Today I picked up an eight-comb Cairns & Brother “New Yorker” leather helmet that I’m...
Thanks for checking your book for these. I’ve not seen anything like them. Polar bears - such an unusual subject!
Thanks. I’ve always loved the Art Deco style, so was very happy to find these!
As I mentioned, they are wood. Here is a photo of the bottoms: [IMG]
I won these wooden polar bear bookends tonight at auction, for the princely sum of $6. They look very art deco to me, so I’m thinking they could...
Very similar - thank you!
I’ve been told that this basket was made by a Native American around the turn of the last century, and that its green paint is rare and not often...
Sure is!
Thanks! In the course of researching this piece, I found another very similar example. This makes me wonder if they are commercially-produced....
Earlier today, I found this pyrographic portrait of a native American in a local thrift shop. It “feels” quite old, with the unvarnished wood on...
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