How exactly do you need to pin it down?
Yes, or planter in vulgar English.
The hair has less definition than on these: [IMG] https://www.icollector.com/Set-of-three-Royal-Vienna-cherubs-playing-ho_i6018239
In my world (glyptics) these would be seen as geniuses, in this case, genius of sculpture.
I like it too. Like a little gourd.
Presumably it wasn't meant to be, or at least not for our idea of comfort. They would have sat with ramrod straight backs that never touched the...
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i see it as a hummingbird. No eagle has a bill like that.
I only called it that because James did. Depending on the size of the jardiniere, seems a bit large for the bottom part of a cheese bell. What...
Hope we can take your mind to a fun & interesting place. You will have an appreciative audience for wildlife tales & pix. @gregsglass What...
Can we see the whole jardiniere when it's not sitting on the cheese plate? Want to see the foot. Some of them did come with an underplate, but...
Have you tried the Wedgwood Museum or their Facebook group? http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/aboutus/2514
I am too. Hard to explain why, subtle cues.
Is even the flat bottom only a little cold when you first touch it?
I don't think the lobster claw is a repair. The end holding it has been finished off like all the others & could just as easily have been...
I don't think you could buy them for any less new, retail. The one being broken takes away monetarily, if not so much aesthetically. (Looks well...
They look cast to me, although reproductions in cast marble can still cost a few pennies. I'd steer clear, but don't know the nature of your...
I'm most impressed that the lid still fits snuff box tight. What a great find!
Those are Bertel Thorvaldsen's designs for the Ages of Man. The hunter bringing meat home to his family appears on cameos regularly.
Cool. And, as usual, INH - WOW!
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