Great investigative work!!! Very interesting.
Are these pieces cut glass or pressed glass? They don't appear to be cut glass. For example, the vase has some areas of cutting on it, but the...
Aren't most or all of these dresser jars part of a larger set of china that included a tray, hatpin holder, candlestick holders, hair receiver,...
They are quite large. Plus, they are a pair and have their lids. The red color is more unusual than cobalt blue or robin egg blue. My guess is...
Nice discussion. I am not that familiar with the crossed arrows mark. The attribution to Bourdois & Bloch seems very reasonable. So, what is...
Based on what I've read, I think the piece is made by Meissen, but a second. Why would a "faker" go to the trouble of making a Meissen fake and...
I agree with Dressel, Kister & Cie from Passau, Germany. From what I have seen, they did a lot of figurines. Here is a bird figurine that I have...
What is the width of the tray? Can a slice of bread fit in it? In the Collector's Encyclopedia of Limoges Porcelain, Page 112, there is a...
I had that wrong. I should have said the straight tail is on the original "beaded" version of this piece. The "serrated-style" tail is on the...
The straight tail is on the reproduction "beaded" version of this piece. See the tail design on the "sawtooth" version. Both the reproduction...
Thanks everyone. The first link was really helpful and encouraging. I did not know there was a "beaded" rim and "sawtooth" rim. Judging from...
Do we have any experts on chocolate glass? If so, how can you tell antique chocolate glass from reproduction (if there are reproductions)? I...
I am also interested the answer to Mojacarguy's question because I have similar plates. This morning, I am reading about the history of Imari and...
No. I only have relation in Central Illinois and Colorado ... other than in Switzerland. My grandfather immigrated from Switzerland so we still...
I believe both are Meissen. The Cupid mending a heart definitely is Meissen.
Bercrystal, you make several good points that I hadn't considered. I am a newbee at selling. I appreciate benefiting from your 20 years of...
I very much appreciate the insight and experience shared. It has been fruitful. I contacted the KPM Factory and they have responded back with...
Thank you. I went to replacement services. While I could not find these patterns, they did have KPM pieces in their database. I was surprised....
Does anyone out there collect KPM porcelain? I have two questions. Question 1: Is it possible to identify a pattern for KPM dinnerware?...
I do not know anything about furs, but it doesn't look like raccoon to me. Have you tried taking it to a local fur shop? I took a fur that we...
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