Maybe a 'third eye'? Looks like Rainforest Rhyolite to me... ~Cheryl
Ahhh, well, good luck in your search - and you're absolutely right in that people "do/speak other very weird stuff" in online forums... ~Cheryl
Perhaps, since you are so sure this piece is Chinese, you might want to present it on the Asianart.com public forum, there are some very...
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-silver-caithness-millefiori-454230938 ~Cheryl
Looks to me like Birmingham, 1977... ~Cheryl
Geez, those turtles are cute compared to the large, ill-tempered, pointy-snouted, long-necked Florida softshell turtle, which is basically a...
The sculpture or the color? It's really very well done, I like the touch of color too - and so long as they're not the evil Cuban tree frogs who...
Would guess an applied patina rather than cold-painted... ~Cheryl
A late 19th century oval walnut mirror off my great-grandfather's wash stand - my paternal grandparents gave it to me in the late '60s, when I was...
Despite the resemblance in form to weed pots and oil lamps, releasing the fragrance of essential oils is the reason so much of the bottom of this...
Someone gave me one a few years back, still have it because it's cute, and was a gift, but not worth adding new oil to it. Others must feel the...
It's a fragrance diffuser, should have a cork and glazed underplate, both seem to go missing most of the time. You fill it with essential oil,...
De Planque patented pasteboard plaque for painting (try saying that three times fast):...
Okay, I actually sort of like that one, and the example shown is pretty well done... ~Cheryl
Somewhere, packed away at the moment, I have a similarly resist-decorated jar by Dewey, same shape and notched lid, but without the manatee -...
Still have bloody tears on my face from scrolling through the 'Museum' - but the darn things have been selling well for me for a few years now......
Ughhh, please don't take it personally, but to my eye, almost all paint-by-numbers are just really awful......
Agree with those who suggest it's likely a fairly recent fantasy letter opener, the blade resembling in shape, antique paper cutters/page turners....
Hehe, thanks for the 'Thank you' - but I took the 'Yeah Cheryl!' as a wonderful kinda 'Attagirl!', and it was much appreciated... ~Cheryl
It's a salt, fairly common form, especially in Russian silver, it's unlikely there was a glass liner, and the interior may or may not have been...
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