It wouldn't have mattered by now. The acids in the soil already had their way with it. The metal probably is mostly brass, and used to be covered...
Paint. Brown Wood. ...don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
Definitely a Buddha. What the stone is...dunno. It might even be jade, but the setting suggests otherwise.
I'd say send your flat pack to the curb and use the real stuff. It's paid for, and the quality will mean you're not buying more in 5-10 year's...
Sounds right to me too.
Probably not, but it's funnier my way.
I was going to say that the poor thing looked like it had been dug up...which it had. If I had to guess, probably wrongly, I'd say 1900-1915,...
All warts should be on full display, so we know enough to avoid them next time. Maybe.
Stupid customer wasn't a gold buyer. I still get giveaways anyway, because I know how to look even if you can't see a mark. OTOH one of my old...
That mall owner better remember not to cheese off a dragon, or said dragon's human. "for you are crunchy and good with ketchup".
I thought that's whose it was. They don't sell for that in the real world, but you still got one up on the dealer who probably didn't know the mark.
If I were guessing I'd say 1950s export for the second one.
Looks like Kenneth Jay Lane to me. I've never heard of a fake being made and he used several marks. As a matter of fact:...
I'd be very careful to be "happy because it's pretty" instead of "happy because you guy seriously blew it and I didn't". Mr Nate probably is too....
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