Here's another from The Met https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/714188 Compare the paper size (note that the Met says its sheet has...
Dumas was considered "colored" because his father's mother was a black Haitian slave.
First -impression was that the design is Mughal-inspired.
Might be a presentation piece with the names of the participants in whatever.
Maybe part of a "Surtout de Table", an assembly of pieces designed to cover a table top. [ATTACH]
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It looks like actual sprigging to me. I think with Schafer and Vater the relief decoration was in the mold, but could be wrong. Companies like...
It's easy to see art in a linear fashion: this leads to this leads to this, etc, but when you start looking at other cultures, it's not so much a...
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This is my try at the mark (rotated), but I can't even tell which way is up. [ATTACH] Is the white coraline?
No Brasso! No!! No!!! NO!!!! You'll destroy the patina! It's beautiful, and my guess is Japanese.
Can a Kabuto be too big? [ATTACH]
Looks like porcelain to me. Apart from the visual effect, the sectioning would add strength to thin material in the kiln... prevent it from...
Could be a replacement piece. Thought I might have a specific photo of a hand bevel, but if I do, I can't find it. Might be worth trying to find...
I Iike that. Idle guess would be 1920s, around the same time as all those sewing baskets. It seems to have the same sort of vibe. Can you tell...
Could it be tagua?
I've shown this before, but I sure don't mind showing it again. One of the few things I regret selling just because it was that cool. [ATTACH]...
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Is it dirt, or the remains of gilding?
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