If it were mine I wouldn't hesitate to list it as Nippon. It looks like the set has aged well. IMHO I don't think it's hobbyist. Those roses...
Thanks for the link, Juli! I need to download it, just in case ;).
Hi Juli - if they're real the KK mark would indicate 1787. If they're fakes I don't know how you could tell when they were made. I think you're...
Thanks, komokwa! They were sold together so I thought they might be related. The wool piece might be Central or South American then. Don
Hello everyone - I've picked up a few more Indian items. The eagle has almost an 8" wingspan. I was told that a baby's umbilical cord stump was...
I tried the milk glass test. Compared a Summer Flowers dresser tray to a marked piece of Westmoreland. I could feel the difference....
I've never seen this wallpocket but my best guess is that it's a product of one of the California potteries. The colors and general style just...
I think this pattern is called Embassy. Don
Hi Roger67 - try Fostoria 6017 or Fostoria 6033. Don
That doesn't mean that they were bought at the same time. Even if they were they could still be by different manufacturers. The molds are...
I found this? In the 1960’s the EPA banned the use of fluorite because of evidence of it leaking into the rivers and polluting our water systems....
It's possible the priest plate is a French product. Sarreguemines produced similar plates although they're usually marked and I don't remember...
Hi kraftblue - sorry I can't be of much help but does it react to a fluorescent light? If it's uranium glass that might at least give you a...
Please let us know what you find out. It will be helpful for us to know in case someone else inquires about these boxes in future. Thank you for...
Ownedbybear is usually spot on but it couldn't hurt to run it past Christies and see what they say. Don
Welcome Top Antiques - It's really not my area but I would have trampled over my own mother to get to it first (and she's tough). Really an...
Nice! But I am at a complete loss to explain it! :jawdrop: I need to start taking Lipper and Mann figurines more seriously! Don
Try searching "Lipper and Mann Lady Figurine" on google and you'll turn up a bunch of similar figurines. But you're right, it won't make a lot of...
Hi tyeldom3 - did you check Lipper and Mann? They were an importing firm that commissioned a lot of items out of Japan. Don
Hi Lewis R - They have an Italian look to me too. It's a shame that mark is blurred -you can almost read it! We have a gentleman, Walter Del...
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