Oops. The "karmasutra" seems to be a pc game. Any ideas as to what to call it apart from "Chinese erotica". I'm sure there is a name for these...
Bought this for $15 at the local auction yesterday and it surprised me that I got it so cheap. Anything naked or remotely sexual the locals...
This possibly mid century somewhat stoned accordion player is carved from an unusual wood that I can't identify. Thought it might be palm or...
This little porcelain house with an operational chimney was listed in part of a lot as a “pastille burner”. I couldn't figure out why on earth you...
Any ideas what this tiny forward leaning vase was used for?? It pretty much fits in your hand it is so small. It's 10.5cm x 8.5cm x 7.5 cm high...
The FA Pan is shown carved underneath the seated lady pictures. The "seni pahat" is under the first pictures of the coconut girl.
Don't normally go for carved figurines but this lot looked to have a high quality and a certain quirkiness so I gambled AU$45 on them. The seated...
Time to get into the space race? [ATTACH]
Love the stuff. Must get off my but and cut some of these this Xmas. [ATTACH]
That's interesting. I'm wondering if it is a note that says "see you at the theatre on X/Y/1900". Not sure if the note relates to the vase at all...
Couldn't resist this for AU$20 at auction. Never seen an ornate vase with three rather bored looking cherubs holding it up. The little guy on top...
Now that is interesting. It seems the auction house wasn't stupid after all. To be fair they do get most things right. I'll have to add "Tokanabe"...
This was listed as “Nippon School, Unusual Pattern “ at a local auction and was curious what you thought about it. I can't resist anything odd and...
I think I might have nailed it. Looks like it is what is know as a "lucky rooster" and applies to the Chinese Zodiac. This year...
Well that explains what my old tray was. [ATTACH]
My exact initial thoughts too. Then I thought well maybe not . There was something about the styling that had me wondering if there wasn't some...
Must be a lot of bird lovers around or at least chicken breeders because there are buckets of rooster lamps on ebid. Personally I like the fried...
As an amateur faceter I can tell you that the first stone has some very well done facets. So well in fact I would doubt the stone was glass. Find...
Found 'em. The toys are "Hand Boilers" or as the more modern ones are known "Love Meters". The earliest date for them found so far is the fifties...
Bought a lot of glass items that included some Lauscha glass snakes...
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