Strikes me as a bit older then the '70's . . . maybe something done by a teen in the 50's. The older, the more likely it's oil paint.
The problem I've seen with furniture from this part of the world is that the wood is not properly dried often, and when it's only a few years old...
Mauthe made perfectly good clocks - this one looks to be 1920's-30's, but is a smaller balance wheel escapement type seen in alarm clocks, not a...
'Made in West Germany' markings began in 1949. End of the war to '49 had 'U.S. Zone Germany' mark. I have a few clocks with this stamp.
Wanted to know who or what is being represented in this carved wood mask, face with small skull atop ? Overall dimensions are 18 x 20 inches & 4...
Marx also made this van as the 'Cloverdale Farms' milk truck which had opening side doors. The wooden wheels will indicate pre WW2. . . 1937-41...
Looks 50's-60's... large porch lights, better then most with beveled glass and look to be brass construction ?
15 lbs. is hefty so brass is possible. Some lamps had cast iron at the bottom to keep lamp stable because the shades were pretty heavy making them...
A nice 1920's curved slag glass lamp. Most likely made of spelter (an Alloy) not brass. Brass was certainly used as was cast iron, but spelter...
Nice piece. You can only hope that the paint is a thin coat of water base, and will strip easier then the bullet proof oil paints of decades ago...
10 inches long, friction powered, license [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] plate reads 'S-1925', only underside marking is 'Made In Japan'.
Looks 1930's-40's, possibly earlier, made of oak. Design is fairly generic . . . without markings by the maker, it will be hard to determine the...
In the everyday real world those prices are realistic. Cushman people are strange creatures and often pay a couple hundred for such pieces. They...
Both of these pieces were introduced in 1935, indicated by the numeral 5 in the model number stamping. The oval brass tags were used 1945-64....
OK, that tag with the large stylized 'C' was used 1964-70 after Cushman family sold the business. The Cushman name was kept. The cupboard looks...
My recent inspiration and interest in these artisan pieces (all my budget will allow) must come from a good friend of my fathers who was a...
Thanks to all for the dialogue...... fascinating history of an amazing, sometimes unclear culture.
Great to have this clarification.
Thanks for the information.... at the end of the day, this sounds accurate and follows the sorts of rituals their culture performed.
Haven't seen any similar pieces, man w/bird feathers. Though bird imagery is certainly seen in Mexican culture. Despite being a newer figure, he's...
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