At least we've got past the preciousness of calling teeth the furniture of the mouth. But let's not forget W.C., water closet. There really is...
It would still make a great shaving stand. Would let a gentleman clear out of the bathroom while lady uses & continue his grooming routine. The...
'Commode' & 'toilet' would both be euphemisms. In a painting of The Toilet of Venus, you will not see anything that flushes. And when we say...
Yep, now you say it, it becomes obvious. Good, one mystery dispensed with. Do you think the work on the front may have been done with enamel...
Where the chamber pot sat when not in use. Maybe not entirely clean & dry each time it was put away? Can see this also having a basin & ewer set...
Is Quebecois pronunciation different? In Parisian French it would be Gah-nyonh, with nh standing in for that nasal way N is pronounced in French,...
Are the panels micromosaic? Can't tell from pix. Almost certainly someone's souvenir of a visit to Italy.
I think the first thing that interests the rest of us is figuring out what the material is. In my experience, even when comparing something...
Have often thought that if I could sell my few inherited ivory pieces (mother bought a couple of bracelets in big sales held right before US ban...
I considered Gagnon, but.. Knew I should be thinking in terms of letter combinations that are pronounceable in French, even if weird for English....
That's all?!! Brilliant! A museum restoration expert might have used different materials, but doubt outcome would be much, if any, better. Yes,...
A. Gagnod, Qeubec?
Cheese bell? Maybe a tad small for that.
For me 'craft' has the connotation of hobbyist. Think this is a professional artisan potter, the sort of thing you see at crafts shows.
AJ has already said everything I was going to say, & more. Think label says Mar di Bari/Il Porto, the sea of Bari/the port. Both the one photo &...
I was about to say Morrie Katz. See SIT got there already. The name Morris is on the fragment of label on the back.
Was going to ask what makes you think it is glazed, then realized maybe meant glare?
Can't imagine resin parts being cobbled together this way. But yep, weird. For me this argues for some age. If @kardinalisimo rejoins this...
I see this pretty often. Explanations range from laziness to fear of cleaning, with the common middle ground of 'I know some people prefer pieces...
Phaik, suspect your piece originally looked like this one. [IMG]
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