The sweet watercolor is similar to the Orientalist genre/style technique, IMHO. Being a scene from Italy, it does not technically qualify as...
If the lamp is antique, the pattern is EAPG Princess Feather, aka Rochelle. One of the most popular EAPG patterns was originally made by Bakewell,...
:shy:I'm going out on a limb with this one...Warning! The red container appears to me as being of the Moderne Style. Sometimes, I've seen it...
With my limited funds, I'll never be a collector. I'd say I am an admirer of the fine arts/antiques who loves to read books and visit museums....
That you own such a piece and with a complete/continuous provenance, takes my breathe away. A legit steal. The replaced top patina appears to...
What a gorgeous piece! I've always thought of this style as "William and Mary". It is truly an American style of the period with many British and...
The "house" symbol is the 2nd part of the generic Japanese Kutani mark. These appear to be soup spoons circa 1920s...give or take.
The spool turning of the legs brings to mind the very popular Jenny Lind furniture of the mid-19thC. This style was revived in the USA in 1930s...
:writer::writer::(:(0000000 If you search "mouseman bookends", you will see several carved like yours. From the side, you can see they have...
My collecting mantra: May all my "learning events" be under 100 USD. :eek::eek:
The workmanship and curly maple, suggest to me, country made in the NE. While living in upstate NY years ago, these were common in antique shops...
In the 2nd picture, if one looks closely at the head, you can see how crudely(IMO) carved the head is. Check out the straight line on the upper...
Your dating of the frame seems right. During the Vietnam War, soldiers were given R&R to meet a family member or sightsee in Hong Kong, Bangkok,...
This might be more than you want to know:...
This is an excellent site for the Chinese Republic marks....
My first thought is, do you believe the seller? With nothing to back the "cave" story like pictures as found in the "cave". I'd be very skeptical.
I've seen this on the bottom of vintage Asian figurines. Now, I know what I'm looking at. Is there any relationship to the age of the item?
Thank you for the link to "A very well mind". There is a lot on this site to educate and enjoy.
Years ago, while collecting old quilts, a read where the Smithsonian also used human hair for repair.
What you see, is based on what you know!! This saying has saved me a lot of money by not buying something that looks right, but I know little or...
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