I can't speak on the lead question but I would echo the warning against storing liquids in collectible glass. You could very well end up with an...
The number on the Fenton cranberry vase is #9055. I wasn't able to pin down a date but probably sometime in the late 1980's or 1990's. It was...
I found dates on the Killarney. My Indiana Glass book (Schenning) says: "...if you have this pattern in amber, olive green or iridescent gold,...
I wasn't aware the two were mutually exclusive but I'll take your word for it! Thanks to everyone for your help. I have never heard of a figa...
Hello Everyone - I picked this up in a box lot of soapstone and I'm lost on where to start finding out what it is. It measures about 8 1/4" long....
Can you do a close-up of the mark just above the foot? There was a US company called Griffin, Smith, and Hill that did majolica. I'm wondering...
Ransburg did a lot of orange but I don't recognize this shape as one of theirs. Don
It's not Fenton. It's an import but I'm not sure from where. Don
I doubt they are remakes. More likely is that the pattern for this generic little guy was sold to more than one company. Note the faces are the...
Athena perhaps? Don
I agree with janetpjohn. You may find buyers as some people collect specific birds figurines like cardinals or bluejays. Getting anything above...
Just a thought. The devil appears on the labels of a number of different liquors. Maybe it was some type of promotional item? Don
What are dimensions? Could it be a bread plate? Don
Thanks, Brad!
I'm leaning towards German based on the five numerals on the bottom. I've never seen a Japanese piece marked that way. Don
For those kinds of marks I use the word "pitting". I agree with Any Jewelry that this type of pitting is common in folk pottery. Don
Hello everyone - sorry to post multiple items at once but they're so similar I thought I'd save everybody some time. I'm trying to figure out the...
Welcome to the board! It's a lovely statue. I agree with moreotherstuff about removing the pedestal. I doubt it was meant for that statue - the...
Yes, Noritake would tweak a few things and give it new pattern name. As for searching on the replacement's site, I would try using descriptive...
I searched through Alden's Book "Collector's Encyclopedia of Early Noritake" but couldn't turn your pattern up. I did find a date for that mark...
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