just realised I added an extra 'e' its drangsgaard. could just be a surname as there seems to be a Rolf Drangsgaard
Interesting !, so do you feel its not well painted or is it hobbyist due to the lack of backstamp, just curious as I'm not familiar with Paragon...
Hi all, I picked this up due to its vintage look and am 99% sure its from Drangesgaard , Norway and its signed PE Ch. Plenty similar examples on...
Wow , didn't think of that one ! Is it really hand painted then? Were blanks that easy to come by?
Hello all, I picked this up recently and although I'm not really into this style the fact that it didn't have a paragon backstamp made me curious....
Great, thanks to all for looking
postage stamp holders are usually curved like that too on those desk tidy things?
hi all, I need your help with this vase, to me the patina is great but I would like to know if its really from the period or a relatively modern...
very intriguing, if its hardwood it would have taken some effort, is it from a solid block of wood? Also why make it that shape?? Looks roughly...
hi all, picked this shallow dish today, it measures 8 1/2" wide by 1 1/2" high. Heavy pottery and appears reddish clay, glazed thinly in dark...
just looked at your photos, is yours signed ? mine says 'Yalos' with 'murano' underneath...
primarily these are huge decorative murano glass bowls which seem to have been around for some time. They are often irridescent and stunning. See...
are you sure its cast iron, looks like pottery to me, see crack on bottom, impressed marks and possible orange clay showing through the glaze ?
I'm not saying these are the same as yours but check out the last 5 minutes of this video..he doesn't set himself up as an expert but has been...
fantastic ! well done, its clear that that is the exact mark and now I know what it says its easy to 'read' :happy: Well at least its old and its...
sorry my comment was put inside the reply above somehow as the last paragraph
Definitely a shishi with the ball in its mouth. I would agree with antler or maybe even bone. Possibly even stained to look older as colour is...
hi all, found this recently and picked it up assuming perhaps it was old imari? It has stilt marks, even on inside!, very dark cobalt blue, hand...
many thanks for all the info !
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