I found this 11" Chinese vase today for $16. I believe the color is 'oxblood' and gogggle says its mark is Jingdezhen. I like it very much....
Yeah-- shoulda thought of it. It's slightly magnetic. The magnet 'jumps' towards it a small bit, but not enough to stay attached-- it quickly...
Here it is. You can where the oxidation sorta ran down from the damaged spot. I was able to (mostly) wipe that off with a damp paper towel....
Thank you for the comments. As I noted, there seems to be some small areas of rust, which makes me think it's plated brass / bronze / copper etc...
Crazy amount of patina on this one--- maybe it lived outside? There's some small areas of rust, as you can see, so does that rule out brass and...
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One wonders why in the world people would want these, but there we go.
I'm not sure if it's fiberglass.... maybe a kind of resin poured over a fabric that was used to 'take the form' of the person it was made for?...
My wife thinks I'm crazy, but I'm gonna bet there's someone out there who will want this. It's a child's prosthetic forearm and hand. The fingers...
This same guy also had a couple pots he claimed were pre-columbian, but that's another area where I'm hesitant and reluctant unless the piece is...
I see these fairly often. Associated with the Terra cotta army found buried in the 1970s (and now, apparently, a UNESCO world heritage site).
Thanks. Yeah I did. (I have a couple others too.) This local antique dealer was having a clearance sale, and told me this one was late 19th C, but...
That's an amazingly helpful answer @2manybooks. Thank you. Since we're sharing, here's my recent acquisition: [ATTACH]
I love this stuff too! (Of course.)
Not Hopi. The colors are a little too intense / bright, but the pattern at least looks Acoma to me. There was a period in the 1960's when Acoma...
Well, as the primary (but not only) beneficiary of your guys's commentary, I see exactly what you're saying, am 'taking notes' so to speak, and am...
Yes, on closer inspection, the edge lines are not clean and sharp as would be expected from a clean and sharp knife or gouge. Thanks for the...
Yeah that seems completely possible, given the inconsistencies komokwa outlined above.
Wow, so interesting. I completely see the several different points you're making here. I so appreciate it.
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