These two nicely painted pictures of flowers are on silk with a brocade surround. They are in nicely moulded wooded frames. I tried a translator...
It’s not really important now as this bowl arrived damaged but I wonder if it is Gouda or a Japanese copy. I’ve re-glued it but hardly worth...
Thought I spotted a sleeper when this Yabu Meizan box turned up in my searches. Sadly wasn't the only one. Oh well. They are still out there....
This piece is coming up for sale tomorrow and I have been trying to read the signature all week without success. It appears that the characters...
I specialise in ceramics so this is something I am not familiar with. It is a very big (39cm tall) brass photo frame in the shape of a leaf. It...
I just bought this online and don't have it yet. It's a faience teapot in an Iznik style. The final photo is a Cantigalli version signed with the...
This nicely painted watercolour is after an engraving by Pierre Marie Beyle . I thought it was unsigned but on removing from the frame there...
This super Vienna cup came up in a mixed lot at auction today. It is finely hand painted en grisaille with a young woman dressed in black dropping...
This huge 41cm tall vase was converted to a lamp when I bought it. It’s charmingly hand painted with a scene of playing children. I think it’s...
I am trying to find the maker of this vase. The photos are not very good I’m afraid. It’s a tall piece at 13” and decorated in an almost tortoise...
I specialise in ceramics but could not resist these two unsigned watercolours when they turned up at a local auction. I found an engraving “...
Hi Could anyone help me with the worthpoint vale of these two items?...
This turned up in a mixed auction lot today. Can anybody help me to identify its origin? It appears to be an axe head. It has grooves on each side...
I visited an auction house at the weekend and saw this mixed lot of five boxes. See anything interesting? [ATTACH]
This fine 26cm tall terracotta fisherman turned up at auction yesterday. It is clearly signed Palermo with another word Damen? I found the same...
This porcelain bowl is 10cm in diameter and 5cm tall. I believe that it is Japanese and 19th c but may be wrong. Any ideas? The arrows are...
This nice little faience chicken lidded pot (not sure what it’s intended use is) is signed AB I can’t find the signature in my faience book. Can...
Does anybody recognise the crown mark on this finely hand painted porcelain plate? The subject is a fisherwoman. She was part of a pair with a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I bought this very attractive 17cm tall monochrome vase yesterday. I hesitate to describe it as Sang...
I don’t need help with this one but it was the highlight of my trip to auction today. It’s a rare Worcester Grainger Lee porcelain nightlight...
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