The fashion is quite similar to this 1882 portrait of Oscar Wilde - [ATTACH] https://loc.getarchive.net/media/oscar-wilde-sarony-9
I don't know what the technical name for your marble would be (it looks like a type of slag glass), but it is one of the rare instances when one...
Please include your photos in your post, rather than as attached files. Many of us will not click on unknown files. If you need help with...
:hilarious:! Something we should all aim for.
It might be interesting to have him x-rayed, which could show the underpainting.
Conservators still don't fully understand the phenomenon of foxing. Sometimes it seems to be caused by fungi, but often it seems to be related to...
Different editions produced at different times may have used the same engraved plates, but different coloring (or no coloring).
The crease in the middle could be a good sign that it came from an atlas, and there seems to be printed text on the back side of the map, which...
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Grahame&bi=h&bx=off&cm_sp=SearchF-_-Advs-_-Result&ds=30&kn=Parrish&prc=USD&recentlyadded=all&rgn=...
Japanese ceramic styles have often been named (by non-Japanese collectors) for the region in which they were made, or sometimes for the port from...
Moriage is a Japanese term meaning "to pile up, to heap up". It is the name for the technique of applying raised decoration using slip and/or...
The illustrations are from the first volume of Toriyama Sekien's Gazu Hyakki Yagyō , first published in 1776. In an 1805 printing held in the...
Hard to tell if it is an ink drawing or print, based on the photos. It is on handmade paper, rather than parchment (which is prepared animal...
Based on the similar container for storing maps, I would imagine it is designed for storing/protecting something. What is approximately 10cm wide...
https://prestigeestateservices.com/blog/syroco-value/
Perhaps two lids for a map storage case (or two storage cases), similar to this - https://sutleroffortscott.com/product/largetin-field-map-case-c427/
Sorry, I was able to quickly sign in using my gmail address.
https://asiasociety.org/new-york/guide-decoding-buddhist-symbolism-tibetan-art https://www.academia.edu/127379667/2015_How_to_Read_a_Tibetan_Painting
He is a Bishop, but there are many saints who were Bishops. I don't see any other identifying features.
Well, that seems much more plausible. ;)
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