Brad, I would love to go to your auction house and sweep up all the midcentury for a steal! Wow! It goes for a lot of money where I'm at.
LOL Claudia! Very nice necklace.
Doesn't real amber feel like plastic or resin as opposed to glass or stone? That's what I've been told.
WAG but I think it's a mid century souvenir from Egypt.
Yep, and you know, when I buy something sight unseen, I always brace myself for the fact that it probably *will* have some flaw to it that wasn't...
If you bought it super cheaply then no. Anything over 45 or so, I would. Like the glass, desperate_fun!
Thanks, I was leaning toward Japanese as well, but can't really say why that is. Maybe the simplicity of the decoration...maybe Chinese would have...
What the heck? That's very interesting.
That's what I think....they don't match, and it looks less like an actual bottle and more like a bottle-form vase. Whether it's Japanese or...
Yeah, I know. Some porcelain is more prone to that kind of thing than others. I thought maybe it would help give a clue as to its origins. Any...
desperate_fun, If you like this dish I would love to give this to you as a gift. Let me know!
Thanks for the explanation Brad. I think I will try just a little tiny bit of ammonia and see what happens ;p
thanks! I don't think they look like dolphins at all, although I'm sure they are.
Is this a Fenton piece? Pretty sure they are fish at each leg, but they look like Donald Duck to me! there are what look to be seam lines, so I...
The bottle/vase has fine a fine crackle effect. [IMG]
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] I bought these at an estate sale. The cups and the bottle/vase were sitting beside each other. i had originally thought that...
Thanks so much! :)
I had never heard that about the bugs and the flaws....very interesting! Unfortunately I can't look at it now...it's already been sent to an...
Thanks guys. moreotherstuff, I'm not sure where the flaws by the insects are that you're talking about, but it's in really good condition.
Just a guess, but I'd say it's Japanese.
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