Hi cluttered! No, I haven't checked Northwood but will once I get back to my books. Good suggestion. Don
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Add my vote for Japan. Reminds me very much of geisha ware. Don
IMHO it's Fenton's cranberry coin dot but I couldn't document it. Don
Not necessarily. The mark is close enough to confuse most buyers. Subtle differences between actual marks and reproduction marks are often how...
It would be very, very unusual for one of these jars to be marked on the interior. It's just too difficult to apply a mark at that angle. Don
Hello and welcome GrayMalkin - Sevres marks have been forged by many manufacturers over a long period of time. I am not qualified to say for sure...
There is a good market for signed costume jewelry. Can't help much on oil paintings. I have little experience with oil paintings. There's...
Larger pieces like pitchers and floor vases may have a two piece construction with the pieces connected by a horizontal line. Don
Hi komokwa! I think it just wasn't a very crisp mold. Don
Thanks, Bakersgma! Glad I checked! The top child does seem to be holding a pennant but... Your response is much appreciated! Don
Hello Board Buddies! I am asking if I have the scene on this Nippon chocolate pot interpreted correctly. The pot is about 9 3/4" to the finial....
I'm seeing an anchor and an H and a Co. This doesn't make a great deal of sense but Anchor Hocking? Don
That wouldn't explain the lack of a mark on the lid? Unless the lid is a second. My head is starting to hurt. Don
Hello and welcome Guy - I would guess German transferware from the first quarter of the twentieth century. Just about the time when lustreware...
I'm getting a kind of ocean vibe from it but I'm still don't think I'd like to be in the house alone with it. Don
The family story may be true. I'm at that age where I keep forgetting that the 1960's were 50 years ago. They may have been new when they were...
Hello and welcome Caroline - Just a couple of thoughts. I think the piece was produced fairly recently. Original figurines of this type were...
Maybe this will help put your mind at rest. See fourth row down. When you're dealing with hand signed pieces to expect exact duplicates is...
The article fails to note how Mary Gregory's name came to be associated with the particular type of glassware attributed to her. Perhaps that...
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