Meanwhile, I've been getting outbid; we MAY be getting some thrifts open on Wednesday but I'm not keeping my fingers crossed. I'm going to hit...
A friend has Standards; that dog is built all wrong, and you can see pointy ears poking out from in front of the poodle "do". He looks like he's...
I'd guess the penwiper and the rims too - bicycle nuts are always looking for early stuff.
The beads are orange agate. Carnelian/cornelian is a solid color.
Probably a maker's mark. Russian?
The one pictured looks pretty recent ... but am I the only one wondering which breed of dog is hiding under the poodle wig? Poodles were...
I'm going to guess that something once went through those holes in the centers, maybe for a lamp? It would help to see the underside; it won't do...
No clue about the Pacific Coast carving, but you got three mola pieces for $18? Nice one! Those are hand-done and each one is unique. I've done...
No one minds. The subject is Dutch games, so ... Dutch source material.
The discs are either glass or that "random rock" the Chinese are always dyeing to imitate jade. I forget the name. These look like the stone....
Welcome! We need Portuguese "experts" ... or at least someone who knows more about Portugal than the rest of us.
I'm not seeing Mexico on the bottom; it might have been a pottery class piece, or a factory emulating the Southwestern design. Those three stilt...
I know ... not much ... about this period, but I wonder if the game being Backgammon has any relevance.
It's generally a blue and white mix, totally opaque, and sometimes has flecks of brown in it. The good stuff doesn't. It's only found in the DR...
Those are pretty awesome. I bet they'd sell handily if some Mantiques types could get at them!
...and just FYI, Limoges is a region, not a manufacturer's name.
Uhmmm, broken links. Darnitt. First we hear about things we wish we'd found and then there are links to photos we can't see. :arghh:
Can't anyway; if you're close enough to kiss you're close enough to need to wear a mask.
It it's stone, definitely fluorite. If not... dunno.
It is; my brain and fingers had a cross-wire.
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