[ATTACH] [ATTACH] All ivory. Victorian era. I added a fourth (the one with tortoise-shell) just this week.
OK I give up. I have to ask. Why the hell are coffee pots tall and narrow, and teapots are short and fat? What's the reasoning behind this thing?
If I put two of these things in a box, and leave them alone for a month, do I get twelve more?
On my mother's side, it's pure Chinese-Chinese. On my dad's side, it's half-Chinese, Half-Peranakan.
Sadly that is the legacy of the Peranakan. Most people have never heard of them. You hear of things like the Roma, or gypsies. Or Jewish culture...
Hah! What a guess...
To me at least, they look somewhat middle-eastern. Perhaps sorta like Indian-influenced? I dunno. They're certainly not European, that much I do...
Antique apothecary jars. Most people are familiar with the glass ones, which are mostly from the Victorian/late-Georgian era. I THINK these,...
Well my grandmother and her family were full-blooded Peranakan coming out the wazoo, so that means I'm Peranakan too :P BOO YAHZ!! *fist-bump*
Princeton University? Just an idea...
Here's a good example of what I mean. Look at the tray at the top of this posting. Then look at this: [IMG] This is TYPICAL Peranakanware....
The tray is extremely interesting, but for my money, I wouldn't call it Peranakan. Peranakan metalware has a very distinct look to it. It will...
Asian antiques of any variety are easy to get burned on. Approach them with GREAT caution. Unless you absolutely know EVERYTHING about a subject -...
You wish! I'm not that bloody flexible! :D
It's a footed mortar and pestle, of a kind typically associated with the Mediterranean. I'm thinking countries like Greece, Turkey, Egypt, etc....
I'll show up dressed in silken robes, a coolie hat, and bearing oriental delicacies. Or something.
Finally got my carrier home! Here it is next to the brass one I bought last time: [IMG] [IMG]
Cool, you found my ancestor's piggybank...
Do you have Prince Albert in a can? ...Sorry, I had to. The setup was just too good...
Yeah, that's a very nice pill-roller to be sure. Cleaning it might be a problem, though. You don't wanna do anything that might cause the wood to...
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