Again, appreciate the comments. I've actually talked with Arthur several times, as he was until recently a dealer at the same antique mall as me....
Yes, I do think that both the name and location were added later. They don't have that sorta flat black tone to them that I see on Acoma pots....
Never! Thank you for the corroboration and clarification!
I'm not sure I'd want that guy in my house, looking at me. Watching me. Judging me. (Sounds like the set-up for an Edgar Allan Poe story.)
You're wonderful AJ! That's just the sort of deduction I was hoping was possible, but I didn't think it would lead to such a very specific window....
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Here's a couple pics of another one that shows the 4 panels or sections, and how two different ones echo each other but also have differences....
Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. In looking closely at it, I think it is raffia. And as Arthur Erickson notes in that article you linked,...
Thanks @2manybooks! I think you may be right. The material is tough-- it's not torn, abraided, or broken much, as I might expect with grass or...
Interesting. I'd need more evidence to trust the dates listed for either one. I wouldn't think either is as old as that. Both of them look to me...
Age is key. Famous names, of course. And the fineness of the piece: is the shape symmetrical, graceful, and traditional (or experimental). Is the...
Yeah thanks-- no other marks or signatures that I see...
The attached tags make this a pretty easy identification. Are there any clues, though, as to when this would have been made? I guess the People's...
I told ChatGPT to make a photo-realistic image based on Journey's bust. It made this guy: [ATTACH]
This 7" tall (18cm) Heinz bottle has the number 132 on the bottom. According to this website, that dates between 1918-1933....
I can see that!!
Just sharing this small collection of Acoma pottery I recently bought for a good price. The bottoms are priced at 50 cents, 30 cents and...
Cool basket @bosko69! Nice find!
I tried to sharpen it a bit, if that helps: [ATTACH] Jimmy?
The color of the clay in these looks like terra cotta. The glaze is pretty great. Anyone know where or who these might be by? The tall one is...
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