I have a similar but uncovered lacquer bowl; red with black interior, a bit larger iirc...a serving piece, perhaps. I'll dig it out an' post it...
That child (I hesitate to assign gender) is wearing a hat that looks like half a peanut...but probably isn't. Between the hat, the fish in a cart,...
Hmm...Iceland has Unicorns; Does the UK?
Icelandic felted wool?
Sweet!
Elizabeth Regina...QE-II
I agree that they are probably contemporaries, Peggy!
Thank you very much! You've given me an excellent base for confidence...I'm most grateful!
Is the mark an 'honorific'? I don't feel comfortable with the supposed reference to an 18th C Emperor on what is apparently a 19th C artifact. I...
Thank you both! Nanking Vase is a new one on me, of course. I'll dig into that later this morning...an' report!
It was in a junque/antique store here (North Olympic Peninsula) with three other items that had just arrived; on consignment by an older fellow...
Ahh...three outta four ain't bad...Thanks!
Upfront; my apology if I have shown this here previously...I cannot recall doing so, but such is my memory that I may very well have. This is 10"...
Spot-ON, Saber!
Here are my 2 life-time oddest names: An NCO in the US Air Force (1963); Gustav VonSievenhoven... A girl in High School, Piedmont, California...
Sweet cuff...Thanks!
A closer look at the beads would be helpful, I think...Thanks!
It looks, from the back, as if it's hollow...pillow-shaped. So the two colors could be different metals, soldered at the periphery; perhaps a...
There may be a relatively ancient foundation to that family moniker, descriptive, in its original Old English origin, to a craft or trade, a...
This will be a a good start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi
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