Size, please. It matters.
@DragonflyWink She's an expert on this sort of thing. I'm not. Sugar shovel?
This is interesting, possibly relevant: https://bersoantik.com/en/catalog/article/52_8076/ "Wonderful rare antique paired floor lamps "Nubians"...
It's a lot more than the hat. [ATTACH] More like the mother. The 'blackamoor' lamp almost certainly predates yours. No, although that may be...
Just don't buy it tap shoes.
'Lyre back' may get you somewhere in a search.
This thing looks like it gets up in the night & walks around.
Not fairies, Cupid & Psyche. [IMG] Bouguereau
When did Italy move to Eastern Europe? Why are you so certain the figure accurately represents women's dress of any particular place at any...
:hilarious::hilarious:
Think we have been considering whether the lamp was made in France, not whether the lady holding the lamp is meant to be French. She is clearly...
Learn something every day. Don't they use plastic webbing on garden furniture anymore? I haven't sat out on a lawn or patio in ages.
More of a gypsy, perhaps? Appropriate to a lamp, she is in the posture of anyone holding up a torch. The imagery is not exclusively French.
Hmm. More of a turban, isn't it?
Think she is wearing a Phrygian cap, which has become a symbol of liberty. Any chance she is French?
This is something like yours: https://www.honeylaneantiquesni.com/product/antique-silver-horseshoe-brooch/
There was definitely a period when horseshoe jewellery was a fad. Not sure when. Turn of 20th?
I've heard it can be quite an effective cleaning solution.
Never knew the cards reflect an actual game.
Love it, & so nice that they hold family history. The only bit I can contribute is that I think horse hair was used as stuffing, not for weaving...
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