I'm with AJ on this one, but I know it as a Travelling Shrine. You carried it with you when you moved from place to place, like on holidays or a...
Hi K, Just love the object. The green is so "organic". What size is it? The flowers are so simple and I feel the pattern is a bit art deco....
Absolutely stunning. What a beautiful and spiritual face. This little guy has so much presence I can clearly imagine him as part of a much larger...
Hi Kris, It's a beautiful object and Kyratango is right. What you have is a water pipe and probably for tobacco or can I suggest possibly hashish....
Hi AJ, Yes Thai's can be particularly frugal, especially when it comes to food.. Maybe I am learning.
Hi Greg, that is the irony of being a collector.;)
Wow, HT, what a great piece of research. Congratulations and thoroughly fascinating article. How inventive we humans are when it comes to things...
Im very disciplined! I use a plus 20% price limit. I keep bidding in 20% increases until I get it. :) Actually I do set my max price plus 20% as...
Hi Lucas and welcome, I just love your dragon. What a find! And so interesting. Dragons are an important symbol in Asia, and to me your looks...
And with the quality of the world's communication and information sharing, armchair travelling has a wonderful immediacy. I can be searching in...
:) Black espresso straight up this morning, so brain should be working. ;) It's the glazing on the base that intrigues me. Why glaze there, when...
Any Jewellery, You have clearly had an amazing life and I really appreciate the information and wisdom you bring to this forum. Thanks.
I just love it. So deco and the Egyptian detail is just wonderful.
Could it have been used in a Church? The swivel base would be a safe place for a Bible, scriptures or books? The flat top could have been used...
How fascinating. To me it looks very utilitarian, very functional. Not decorative at all. I just don't see enough residual glaze, except on the...
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Greg, Are the conversations in the Inbox private? Thanks.
Hi Stephen, Given the market in Sydney, I think you paid a lot for the item but I also watched Lladro figures sell way way over their estimate...
You are welcome Nathan, The solder could also be lead, but that was also used in stained glass manufacture. Really hard to estimate an age and I...
Gotta love the dress the Queen Mother is wearing on the right, such style and elegance! And I love the cheeky American dress design revealing all...
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