I do love a good silver mounted boars tusk! I had an awesome three handled trophy cup once. Crystal with sterling mounts and boar tusk handles. I...
Aren’t they cool?! I hope to come across at least a couple at some point. Hopefully real but I’d probably settle for some nice knock offs. I’ve...
When I was 20 & 21 I walked and hitchhiked from New England to CO down the SW into CA back to SW back to CA up and down the coast to OR back to...
The French and also the Germans do monkeys well! I have one neat porcelain monkey that could be a Meissen although isn’t marked. It has screws or...
I hear ya!
You did great. It’s a fun image. I’ve gravitated to depictions of monkeys. Mostly figural ones, particularly Japanese. I do have some European...
There are definitely a couple pretty big ones. Most aren’t hand sized. So maybe a bit later like you’re thinking. The lady I got them from was at...
I love acquiring instant collections. I already had a handful of them and have added a few more, but these ones are superior mostly to what I’ve...
That’s a relief, re: .5g!
fantastic and interesting explanation! I think if you have a lot of money any artwork you have is going in a nice frame. It doesn’t necessarily...
Thanks bro! I was pleased. They weren’t inexpensive overall but broken down the price per piece was very reasonable for the quality. I listed one...
That would sweet! I got probably 15-20 more in the group. I imagine I’ll have trouble with at least a few. If I had to guess based on woman’s age...
Was hoping our Inuit specialists might be able to help ID the marks on this one. I purchased a good size collection a few years ago off a social...
I had lots of attention on one I had listed at north of $100. Mine was 100% fruit and glass though. I had assumed mine was Italian. Are West...
That’s a WOWZA of a dragon on that saucer!
I believe “moriage” would be the commonly used term for the high relief enamel dots.
Jealous of your cup, Hanau or not. I want one now. I wonder how many years will pass before one crosses my path cheaply!?
Definitely a very lightweight construction. A messy but effective repair to a hole or tear towards the bottom front.
I had little to no expectations of identifying the actual team/club that used it. Just the sport was all I hoped for. Come to think of it though I...
I don’t suppose you saw one with similar straps/ties? I couldn’t find one.
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