Not sure if this example is very old: https://dutchceramics.com/products/handpainted-ceramics-violin
I really don’t know, but age doesn’t make this horse(?) prettier :)
Can I throw my ugly horse (?) into the mix? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The book looks first quarter 19th century to me. This is an advertisement of the book in the London chronicle of 1809: [ATTACH]...
The paper marks are more a trademark for the paper maker. The paper marks are a great tool to determine the age of a book when other options fail....
What a cool find! The deliberate damage makes it much more interesting than a handful perfect undamaged coins.
I tried to find some matching coins, just to see if it fits. [ATTACH]
What a cool book! Thank you for sharing! I have a book in my collection with similar portraits (see my avatar) from a bit later (1611). It is...
I’m excited to share a new addition to my collection: Les Images Presque de Tous les Empereurs, printed in Antwerp in 1559 by Gilles Coppens van...
It is a few years ago since I studied this print. I believe now the Franciscus mentioned in the text is Franciscus Sonnius(1506-1576), the first...
Most of those bookplates are very personal, so often it is difficult to find out the exact meaning. Maybe if you try to find out more about the...
I cannot say much about the paintings or the frames, but I can say something about the pieces of text on the reverse of the frames. The one with...
Mme(madame) de la Boz??
Yes, if there is an error page, there must be an earlier edition. That answers you question I think.
Yes, that is the opening of the book.
It is a bit challenging to read it, but the more I understand the context, the easier it is to read (when you read Dutch of course and a bit of...
I recently came across this fascinating 18th-century document from the year 1725. It's a parish register from the village of Vliermael (in...
Not sure where you purchased the fan, but the crown looks a lot like the Belgian crown. Who knows all crowns look alike… [ATTACH]
I do not recognize this as a specific script. I suspect this to mimic an ancient script and this is quite modern studio pottery (but I am not an...
I do not want to highjack this thread. I have put some photo's on my website.
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