Some of my text is my own, gained over many years of research. I expect that some of yours is too. I'm also very aware of having photo's etc....
I guess that "bread" is a tradition/symbolic in many countries. "Give us today our daily bread..." for example. Salt, has also been a...
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The "bread and salt" tradition is a means of hospitality due to the bread being the most respected food in Russia and the salt means long...
Fork handles or four candles?
It appears to have been machine-carved (on the back) using a laser-cutter or possibly a water assisted power-cutter. Are you certain the colour...
Spot on! I can see it now. A very clever idea. I'll have to rummage through my cutlery and then give Uri Geller a call... LOL
It was probably produced using either a 2-piece, a 3-piece spring releasing mould. The vertical lines on your vase would "disguise" the moulding...
Glad it made you happy! :)
I think they are known as "Windsor" chairs, at least here in UK, but they've been made for many decades. [IMG]
here is a good information site for Art Nouveau in general. Plenty of items to marvel at too! Art Nouveau World Wide Server : Artists...
Not mine I'm sorry to say...
Take care whilst cleaning! Particularly when drying it! Those flowers are brittle!
Agreed. however, Lizards & salamanders were both decorative features during the Art Nouveau period, with some being more detailed than others....
Before modern-day Computer Aided Design existed, each pattern of glass was sketched by hand from which a "Maquette" of wax or plaster was made,...
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It is a beautiful example. I believe they originate from Germany, and are generally referred to as Jasper Ware (similar to Wedgewood in name only)...
The glass would have been mouth-blown into a vertical ribbed-mould. Once released from the mould the vase would be tooled by hand to widen its...
Greetings. I'd say £10 per chair is a very good price, and certainly worth your while bringing them up to date (sympathetically) with suitable...
Fabulous bangle! The pair of goats brooch is quite bizarre? A peculiar piece indeed... It reminds me of Military 'mascot' items. The Navy and also...
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