Appears identical, sis...Thanks! I just counted the lobes on the rim; 32, which is double the Imperial chrysanthemum number...for whatever that...
Morgue Wheels...Of COURSE! Why didn't I think of that?
Thanks, both of you! I still have an idea that the 'theme' is some form of acknowledgement or celebration of the Japanese triumph over the...
They came to me together, but the major size anomaly an' the different iron pattern has long led me to believe they were not part of the same...
Yeah...made to be inserted into bores in wooden legs of some heft, rather than formed sheet steel, methinks.
When I posted the above I knew there was a set of sleeves for the group of 4...but hadn't found them; here they are. Also cast-iron, they are...
The 4 smaller ones have ~1 3/4" diameter wheels, ~5/8 thick, with ~11/16" wide hubs on ~9/32" axles. Their legs are ~2 5/8" long, tapering from...
Could it be a Chinese item? That may explain the lack of signature/mark...I don't know how to differentiate.
Yes it does, Kent...pretty plainly.
Roughly 8 5/8" diameter, 4 7/8 foot rim, 1 1/4" high; 18 5/8 oz. Gotta run; I'll finish this later tonight, I hope. The chrysanthemums on the...
Tell that to a bull Elk!
You may be right...!
That's one helluva nice chest; especially the iron-work!
That blue is just stunning!
Great...Thank you, Laura! In my initial research I noted the word Oroplastic but didn't recognize the meaning as it wasn't further described. I'll...
Yes...looks more Greek than Roman.
This is ~19 1/4" tall, with a rim diameter of ~8 5/16", foot diameter of ~4 3/4", the gold band is ~3" high. Weight is ~4 1/4 Kg (9.34 Lb) The rim...
What I aspired to be, And was not, comforts me:
Looks like Niloak, sorta...
I'll second that sentiment, Komo!
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