I will always remember the time I asked a seller if the painting was signed. He said he could/would sign it anything I wanted. This, I have never...
The ones in in my neighborhood were smaller with an eagle on top. This was during the late 50s and early 60s during the “Early American”...
I’ve seen this type of silver beads on signed Navaho pieces for sale and referred to as “Navaho Pearls”. BWDIK?
Now that the back has been revealed, it appear to have been painted on an illustration board, maybe cold-pressed? The medium might be qouache as...
Google: William Morris Arts Crafts. Arts and Crafts appeared around 1860 and was concurrent with the Aesthetic Movement in the 1880s...from what...
You can do your "due diligence" or buy an education. May all my "educations " be under $25. We could have a laughing and weeping website on this...
Check out this YouTube video on sancia Tang items with blue pigment. It states there are rare items with blue pigment in addition to the other...
Okay. I now understand your reply. Initially, I thought you were being pedantic. In any future post, no more traveling down memory lane. At 76...
I made a casual comment on a used furniture piece. It was not a scholarly post. Sorry, you did not take it that way. Who made any reference to...
Yes, you are correct. I was not saying it was Chinese Chippendale. Google has images of this type of sofa and noting it as French camelback. I...
This looks like a camelback sofa of the 20’s and 30’s. During this time, Chippendale sofas were very popular….especially Chinese Chippendale....
Except for the blue, these appear to be Chinese sancai (three color) figurines. This color palette has been used for centuries. The figures are...
This is called "salting the sale". Happens all the time.
IMO, three things are happening. Change in decorating trend to simple minimal by younger generations. The Ikea look. At least in the USA, a flood...
For an interesting internet side excursion, google "Swiss Guard Vatican". I visited the Vatican over 60 years ago and the guards still stand out...
My kids are grown and I ran my husband off, so the beds were no longer needed and have new owners. :happy::happy:
Appreciate the info on determining real amber of which I know nothing. :) My answer was a generalization, not directed to your amber necklace....
This post brought back many good memories of late nights with good friends and German wines. Dang! I didn't know Luxembourg was large enough to...
So true! Wikipedia has an excellent article about dragons and flaming pearls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon
I never had the $$ to have mine professionally polished/lacquared. Because I had stripped off the lacquer, I could keep them polished with 0000...
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