I was just flipping through a book I bought at the same house. It was inscribed as a gift to a member of the Pratt family. No B initial in that...
I realized that I kind of forgot to mention an important distinction. The items I referred to were from V&B’s Mettlach production. Those are the...
Yours looks like it must be V&B too. There are big time V&B collectors. Their stuff is tremendously good quality usually. I’ve had some really...
The owner was American. It could be. Very interesting lady. She was heavily involved in trying to free Chinese women from sexual slavery in one of...
If you’re confident it wasn’t meant for that purpose then I’m much less interested in figuring it out. A general purpose hanger isn’t that...
It came with a bunch of antique doll clothes and written on the back in pencil is “red dress”. I can’t say what it started life as but it ended...
Long shot time. This came with a bunch of old doll clothes. I don’t think it matters all that much but I’d love to know where this was from if...
[ATTACH] Wondering what the symbology adds up to here, if anything. The owner was a member of the Presbyterian church, if that helps.
I just assumed it was a sharpie or marker but it could be something more thought out and permanent. Yeh could be an early piece. Maybe I’ll shoot...
I love both of your gents. Well the one you got and the one you didn’t. I have a small collection of miniature portraits. It’s one of the things I...
I was totally unfamiliar with this manufacturer. What stunning pieces! I’ll hope to find one some day. here’s an interesting little blurb I...
I did wonder if it was made via a mold. The Pratt ceramics guy seems to have a pretty unique mark on his pieces which unfortunately doesn’t match...
Once again I doubt someone will know this mark but worth a try. Nice quite thinly potted bowl. Glaze is understated but handsome. I’m a sucker for...
I’ve only had one lady. They are definitely quite a bit more rare than men. I listed mine in auction format. I don’t recall what I got but I know...
Sounds like an interesting life! At least you know more about it now even if you’ll never know exactly where this particular one’s been.
I don’t doubt it could be modern. Luckily it was a lot with two pieces and I do believe the other one to be very old. This one I still find...
My all time least favorite activity! I shudder at a big wad of tangled chains. Gives me the willies just thinking about it.
My first thought upon handling these was that they would make a really nice lightweight blanket/sheet type thing. Then I thought how silly it...
I’ve stuck to that mindset more than most for most of my life. This is one step further than I’m willing to go. Just not brave enough I suppose....
It seems the loose usage is not regional but spread wide and far. If you google the word “tapestry” and look at image results the first dozen(s)...
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