Thanks for that SIS. I think I'll refer to them as "mid to late last century Capodimonte - possibly "King's Italy" manufacturer". I don't think I...
You don't happen to have one on cameos???
Got that one and also this one https://ia800303.us.archive.org/32/items/handbookofmarkso00burtuoft/handbookofmarkso00burtuoft.pdf Thanks anyway...
Got these two figurines with a five prong crown over the letter K mark and I can't find a reference for the maker. Does anyone know this mark?...
Nothing like the word "fake" to stir the blood. Almost as good as the word "patina". Think it used to be called "corrosion" just before the item...
Thought this article was a sad pointer to the current state of affairs in the antiques market....
Yes the top section as well as the bottom section are both frosted. cheers
Got the glassies stumped have I??
I can't find any wear or marks in the holes and one has a grape in front of it preventing its use as a fixing hole. The hanger is quite strong...
oops missed the data - 18cm x 13cm and 0.27kg / 0.29kg
They have the number 53 as well as a “Clef” mark underneath which seems to have been used by a lot of French makers as well as others and is...
You are right it is pretty. Sorry for the confusion but the first photo shows the single epergne rotated for a different view. Cheers Stephen
Picked this two piece epergne up for AU$35 today. Marked as “all faults” it had a small piece of the trumpets frill restored (glued) but it is...
Does anyone have a book on Luigi Fabris listing this model? Wikipedia says "The complete list of his works is included in the book Luigi Fabris...
I'm convinced that society is losing the ability to appreciate the skill and effort put into many of the items we at Antiquers appreciate. Take...
Acetone and a paint brush upwind in a wide open space usually works.Watch out for the fumes!! Rubbing alcohol and a paint brush might work. Others...
Now that's my kind of weird. Almost looks like one of those colored powder containers they use for ceremonies in India. Do the top shells open up?...
For $3 I had to buy this op-shop vase. Some corporate type with more budget than brain cells hired a local potter (Warrick Palmateer) to create an...
The mark on the bottom looks like the modern ones from about 1990 onward. The "box with an antenna on it" I think means "made in China". Could be...
Yes and maybe. I think it might have been a case of being so out of fashion these days that they are incredibly hard to sell. The younglings just...
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