Thanks AJ. And thanks Bosko-- I found it at my own antique mall. A good price plus dealer's 10% off, plus 'frequent spender' bucks made it a...
Any info on this awesome piece will be greatly appreciated. 12" / 30cm tall 8.5" / 22cm wide Two coins are both dated 1945. Perhaps it's a piece...
In my experience, driftwood is usually bleached and burnt, by sun and the caustic salt of the sea. Unless it's been cut and polished, it's often...
For me, I'd prefer East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, etc. I think Orientalist / Orientalism, to refer to the early 20th C fad, is okay....
Looks T.O. to me too. Small! Takes serious dexterity to pull that off.
3 Cheers for being clearly labeled!!
Actually-- please don't!! ;):cigar:
Thanks for the discussion and assessment. :)
I agree with 2mb: Navajo. Nice color!!
Yeah-- good fun! A couple more 'teams' and you could build a tournament bracket and choose a winner. ;)
Thanks for those leads @kentworld! I sure appreciate it. Thanks @bosko69 -- that's a good idea. I got into a FB Asian ceramics group during the...
These threads live on as repositories of useful info. Thanks for adding @2manybooks.
I don't know much about this small metal (bronze?) statue. I'd love to hear anyone's comments re: identification, origin and / or age. Thank you!!...
Any help with the mark on this 9" / 23cm vase would be much appreciated! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
According to GLens, this is a beaded apron from the Wajana culture in Suriname. I have no reason to doubt that, but I thought I'd see if anyone...
Thanks for that!
I think of baleen as more stringy and narrow, more animal-fiber-looking. Unless you think it's been processed somehow? :confused:
Roger A Shufflebotham.... really? Sounds like a name in a Dickens novel. Next time I need a fake name....
Thanks @Debora!!
Here's two interesting finds from last weekend's flea market. This canvas pouch has 17 stone cutting chisels and a hammer. A cool find at $7, one...
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