Here's a small collection of fairly modern Ikebana Vases I've picked over the years.I love the forms of these.All are unmarked,three are...
Mystery Item,Silver maybe (can't spy a mark & misplaced me loupe),tiny [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 3 5/8" tall,holes in top flower (but couldn't...
Charlies set off a Mask stampede (least w/ Me & Whit !). This one's 7 1/2" long by 6" wide.Just wanted opinions re age,origin & danced or not...
Here's a mask that appears Tibetan to my amateur eyes.It's 10 1/4" long by 7" wide.I'm looking for some ideas about where it's from (Tibet,Nepal...
It's about 10" tall & unmarked-any ideas ? Thanks[ATTACH]
I was just reading about the armed French gangs in Paris in the late 19th & early 20th Century.While not a Military Unit at all,this is the only...
This little fellow is 5 7/8" tall,bronze,unmarked.It was stuffed w/ 1920's newspapers when i got it & most of these are reproductions or riffs of...
Here's a pair of Bronze,5 1/8'' Shrine/Temple (maybe?) Vases.Is it Chinese or Japanese,and (fingers .crossed) can anyone read the signatures....
I've got a statue of The St. Marco of Venice winged lion (bronze I think & obviously a souvenir),I'm trying to date it.The base is stamped 'Made...
Just found this 7 1/2" Vase at the local thrift-$1.99.Now I've seen lots of hippie-blown glass in the last 50 years,but for the price-no contest....
Here's a couple pieces I found yesterday at the Church Thrift-$3 each,so even a dope like me took a gamble.No marks that I can seen...
Couldn't help but post this great pic.I wonder whose Great Grand Ma this was (assuming she survived) ?[ATTACH]
Here's a small decorative bronze plaque,4 5/8" diameter,nicely done but not of great antiquity (?),no marks.Mostly I'd love to find out what myth...
This little pot's 3 7/8" tall,no signature or lid-seems painted rather than transferware but I've got a low mag loupe.Any idea of where & when it...
Here's an old piece I been using as an art piece (dry) flower vase for years.Turns out it's the base of a Japanese Oil Lamp.The bottoms turned &...
This little Mom & Baby Mermaid's about 10",feels solid,is glazed & signed.The glaze is more subdued like in the lowest photo,but not as dark....
Prob a silly question-but is it feasible in your garage,to do your own metal plating ? Assuming you don't want to kill yourself or spend 10K in...
Here's a pewter pitcher I left on the thrift store floor,(hopefully I'm not out big bucks). I'm a pewter rube-don't get much in the PNW.Also the...
Here's a piece that's been around for years,it's 14" long and abt 2 1/4'' high.It's brass (the pics make it look gold).I can't find a mark or...
Can anyone out there decipher the signature on this etching of what assume to be a California Mission ? Image size is 7 1/2" by 10 1/2". Thanks to...
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