Almost looks raku-fired too. Pacific isles?
It's a nice thing. I agree those are old attachment points for a tube hinge. It probably broke, as such things do, and they hung it on the chain.
Maybe and maybe not. Wood was always cheaper, and sometimes they preferred the look of wood over brass.
I'm happy you got there five minutes before the other guy! That's one heckuva lamp. Was it converted, or is it just new enough that it was always...
He looks like a seal.(LOL) Happy little dude. He almost looks like an Alaskan face done in Peruvian ceramic.
The clasp looks like something from the 1920s; my guess is it was added when the original broke. It looks like a lognette or watch chain. The...
Masonic guys are really into their history, and an early Black lodge would fascinate them too. You asked somebody who couldn't wait to talk to...
I imagine he was chuffed that someone found one of "his" babies in the wild and figured out enough to ask questions.
Third - the mark looks like it's in Korean. I wouldn't know about the glaze, and those grow feet and move about even if I did.
They are however not the national symbol.
Hang it somewhere? It's one reason I make greeting cards. Easy to store in quantity, and I can give a lot away without any "oh gee thanks, now...
This looks like classic Jewish art or a variation thereof. I'm told really observant Orthodox/Hasidic/etc folks don't put actual drawings on their...
Komo's right.
Likely Canadian silver. The Beaver a symbol for Canada, an old one.
Definitely older than it looks! You can get replacement cloth-covered wire made to today's standards. I'd almost be tempted to leave it alone,...
I wouldn't mind having one dropped on me either! I've found some crazy things at church sales and charity rummage sales, but never a Basquiat.
He looks like a tarantula that turned to stone.
My favorites that I could see were the arguing kitty cats (black panthers) and the Sweeney Todd razor.
Wise cat. I burned incense once or twice. Couldn't stand the stink.
Welcome, and get the pictures started! As stated, we do need to know where you are and where your aunt was, at least a general location. Say...
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