... Well, now you come to mention it, I have seen this little character as a peirot - a French clown. So - I'll think about that, and look up some...
[IMG] [IMG] OK - so who has made this? I think it has some age to it - I'd say about mid century. So - is it just a hobbyist piece, or could...
Yes thanks Figtree3 ... all I needed was my other glasses!!
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Just love those confidently deep incisions ... with the tenmoku glaze makes me think of chocolate!...
They are stylized birds - I think they are supposed to be doves - they seem to add to what I perceive as an object of peace (unfortunately a...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] I bought this in France. The French Pottery Forum had another sculpture with the same mark but no-one could identify it....
... The other 'rubbish' was a box full of Roman sigillata, and some prehistoric tools (including a stone axe ... complete with wooden handle ......
For what its worth - here is my rendition of the marks in and around the signature ... be warned, some of the marks may not be part of the...
I have just checked it out ... it says it is for American studio pottery ... so I have asked to join the other one which is the Brit one ......
The only fb id thing I know is the British Studio Pottery Mystery Group ... is the fb page you are talking about a different thing? Actually I'll...
... that's because I lick my pottery ... sorry I mean I LIKE my pottery!! (Just kidding - I sleep with most of the stuff) ... that doesn't sound...
Ah ... that's because they were from Italy! (Now you see why I use THAT emoticon!) ... according to my homework the Duke of Nevers, Louis...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] This delight is a bit of an oddity ... the bulge is at the top. Practically all the jugs I have seen are mostly bulges at...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] A friend of mine, moving away, was wondering whether to throw out some of her long deceased fathers things ... including...
Now I'm getting excited! I have been giving this the talc treatment and I can definitely see two words - I take it that they are 'first name' and...
It would not surprise me if this is a piece of faience from Angouleme, France (just up the road from me!) ... it's the A ... Alfred Renoleau of...
Oh this is great ... collaboration at its best ... thank you Hollyblue and kyratango
Unfortunately, I do not know the difference between soldered work and inlaid stuff. I was even wondering if the 'gold' is gold leaf. Did the...
Yes ... I can see the G too. Height 13cm/5" Diameter 17cm/6.5" This is the challenge - if I cannot read the mark then I have to rely on the style...
I promise not to post any more! [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] This appears to be the bottom part of a koro (incense burner), and the decoration might be...
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