Oops, somehow this completely slipped by me. (Not somehow; I frequently overlook all sorts of things on computer screens.) Yes, first is ivory,...
I wonder what kind of a ruckus there was when man came home & announced he had lost his wedding band. Extrapolating from the most meager clues,...
The last bit remaining of the scratched out part looks like a g to me, so words maybe not quite 'painted for', but something that adds up to the...
I can only comment on the decorations, tell you what you probably already know. It all speaks of conviviality, good food, good wine &, well, the...
Studio photographers were still using these poses in 1956: [ATTACH]
Looks like that to me too, & not so long ago as all that. I'm noticing how much the sleeves & legs have been rolled up, making me wonder whether...
Afraid I don't follow prices in the dragon market. But I have learned that, sooner or later, almost anything you can think of gets listed,...
Even though Huff calls it a bath robe, you would hardly want to put it on while still damp from the bath, so I would call it a man's dressing...
Hi Billy, The style of the painting looks Persian. I'm spatially challenged & can't tell from the photos what you're showing beyond the flat...
Presenting a new member of the family, yet another white bearded man. Bought this thinking it was very interesting & unusual, but, going by...
If it is not from a line of table ware, it might have a style name or number, but probably not a pattern name in the sense it is usually used.
I did see, which is why I concluded Bethel was correct in the first place. It is the penciled notation where the c/o instruction is added, so...
That is the modern English spelling. Eymology mentions besant as old French form. Named for coins from Byzantium. And there were certainly...
If a pink one has turned up on eBay, eventually so will a green one. Put in a search for a green one, save the search & ask for alerts.
Ah, what is maybe a little later spelling is bezants. Painter wasn't very good at drawing circles! Does your friend remember how/where she...
Welcome Dan. We had a rocking horse under discussion a little while back. I posted a link there that may be informative.
One thing the bottom says is 'Not for food use.' So decorative, maybe lead in glaze.
I think he is reminding me of Jimmy Stewart (ears, nose, eyebrows), but surely not who chalk guy is. [IMG]
James may have been a house guest who came for this grand ball & supper. Sounds to me as though he is expecting to be seeing Mrs. Hanley when he...
I have a great-grandmother who does not seem to have written anything that was not in rhyming couplets, including letters to her grandchildren &...
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