They are whisks, made of bamboo by splitting the a bamboo core into tiny limbs. Artist signed ones can be very expensive. They are used to mix...
Looks like it may be a Patricia Garrett piece. Known for vegetable themed tableware.
Thanks, I now can log-it in. One daughter likes it, so she can authenticate when she acquires it. :)
No, cucumbers. Favorite food of Kappas.
Japanese folklore Kappa
[ATTACH] sorry. I needed to resize the photos on sculpture.
Maybe African on the critter....Gotta put something on my log.:happy:
here is the bronze [ATTACH]
Latin America? Maybe llama like Bronwen suggested? Any opinion on the long piece?
I think the photo in the iD spot is the piece op is asking about.
Maybe you saw it here. I posted a question about it about 4 years ago. It is pretty long to wear, just over 8" long and about 3/4" at widest point.
Figure is about 6"x6", the long piece is about 8" long[ATTACH]
I am in the process of cataloging my diverse collection of stuff per request of my two daughters. So I am starting with the mcm loft in Las Vegas....
For some reason I run into English silver often even though I live in S. CA and Nevada. Just used it to date/attribute a couple pieces I just...
It is a small book, but very handy and very easy to use. But only lists very earlier makers[ATTACH] . I have it for years.
Reference book Millers Silver by John Blye is where I looked up the date. Nothing to do with the silversmiths hallmarks. I responded from my...
Looks like 1926. Reference John Bly.
They look like Made in Japan, 20th century. Maybe originally novelty pin cushions. Missing the the cushion at the top or posy vase.
The roses look like L' amour Des Roses which were popular in the USA in the late 1800s. No idea if they were available in San Francisco in 1895.
Springfld: Ears are not glued, part of the original carving. Bases on the last the last two I added for the photos, there were not found with the...
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