Thirded. Update away. A usable lamp beats a fire hazard any old time.
It was definitely nailed onto something. It's old, but who knows how old. They were using similar designs until...now, in some cases.
Parts of New England are great places to grow rocks. Lousy for crops, but we're good at rocks. There are still a lot of 18th and 19th century...
Welcome Mateo! I'm too old-fartish to know what a Calcifer is, but I'm assumine anime. Mission furniture and Dodge Brothers are magic words...
I'd have run off with him too, and I"m not a big elephant lover. Japanese netsuke on the other hand are on my "grab and run" list. I'm just glad...
Then the dragon would be upside-down.
Originally they were. Later..who knows. It was associated with the 1928 Jewelry Company, who I think originated it, and they went into business...
Ceramic tobacco jar maybe?
The first one is a type popular in the 1980s. The ceramic and ceramic-style roses were everywhere. The other could be 60 years old without too...
It's kind of beat, but for $2 ...can't beat that! I wouldn't know the difference probably.
I wonder what was under it originally. I can imagine a wood-turner getting hold of it and making a container to fit underneath. Walnut maybe.
Even if it's alpaca it's better than anything I found today.
It happens. Proper nouns and MS sometimes... a month ago I couldn't remember Peridot for love or money. I could tell you what it was, just not...
There are also electronic testers that work pretty well.
It's cinnabar, from China. I don't think it's the old kind. It's carved, but I don't see the "layers"; proper old cinnabar is lacquer, painted on...
That happens too. It either was withdrawn without notice, or withdrawn by growing feet. I went to an estate sale more than once because of...
Not a clue, but it looks old. The maker was in need of a spanking for not signing it.
Neither looks like a match to me, but I love the glaze!
No signature, and relatively recent. I don't think there's a name to attach. If I were you I'd stick it on a lapel and rock it out the door!
The mark upper right says Made in Germany Handgemalt is a match. I can just about read it. The figure has "Dresden lace" on her skirt. Nice...
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