Great pieces, and great photos! Thanks for sharing.
Welcome Belladawnas. Good luck w your surgery and great job finding those silver linings.
Cool item, @Houseful!
True! Also terrible is how much the original creator likely got paid for it. Well, I can't argue with that!!!
I know, I know--- that piece is 'as found' and I haven't had occasion to more appropriately reframe it. Right? That's crazy. I had a...
Thanks!
I'd appreciate any comments on this piece. The style looks old to me but the condition is so good maybe it can't be all that old? Thank you....
I kinda can't believe that the shop knew what this is and still priced it so cheap. Well, ok! @komokwa for an educated guess as to how old?...
It's an attractive piece. Perhaps depicting a teacher / scholar and student in a garden.
Key to quality is the carving itself: how fine and detailed and sharp and precise is it all. The other important factor is if it's actual real...
! $2 !?!?! I think you probably coulda talked them down from there.....
A regal match, I'd say. Looks great together.
Two recent finds. This first one is a large 12" tall vase. It was made by (local) Lonesomeville pottery, which in the early 2000's recreated early...
Welcome aboard. This is a great site, with generous and knowledgeable people!
High-five on that collection.
I dig that carving. Nice!
Welcome-- nice to meet 'ya.
And to clarify, 2000-3000 BC would be 4-5000 years ago. That's a long time to never chip the rim!!
The condition is too 'new,' 'crisp' and unworn for something that old.
I do! I think it was / is a kind of incense burner: a metal pan is placed under the 'face' and the smoke wafts up through the mouth and eyes.
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