A previous discussion of a different version of the same cat -...
Lets ask out classicist, @Bronwen.
Not a Dallah, but more likely a ewer for water or wine. Here is an interesting discussion of Dallahs and their unique characteristics -...
MHO - texting shorthand for "My Humble Opinion"
Now that I am reoriented, I think komo may be right about it being from India. The thing on the bottom looks like some sort of crest, with a...
Hang on - I'm confused (not unheard of). I was interpreting the (more) legible image that komo posted, thinking it was the OP's item. I now...
I think the arc along the top may be the backswept horns of a typical Chinese goat - [ATTACH]
Looks like it might depict a goat, one of the signs in the Chinese zodiac.
Reading your initial question more carefully, it seems you think a Victorian date would be likely, except for the "screw and nail style". Do you...
It looks like it might be a homemade piece, in which case there may not be an exact comparison. Your photos do not show the joinery at the corners...
"The term 'Finger Joint' is used in carpentry to describe the type of joint that is created when two pieces of wood are interlocked. This joint...
Are the grooves on the head a spiral thread? In which case it seems something else would have been screwed on and is now missing. [ATTACH] I...
I saw those sigilatta bowls as well, with very similar designs. The sigillata ware is ceramic. Have you seen Roman examples in bronze? I am...
And this one, described as "neoclassical" 19th century Italian, which seems more plausible than Japanese. ;)...
It looks virtually identical to this one, identified as antique Japanese. I cannot vouch for their identification, but at least there appears to...
Here is another inscribed copy (click on the 3rd photo below the main image) -...
Also, Wright died in 1959. This book was published in 2004.
One thought about the end that appears to be stretched out of shape - it may have been caused by the way these blankets were typically worn,...
I think your identification of it as third phase is correct. The yarns appear to be fairly consistent in size. If handspun by a Navajo weaver,...
A beautiful display cabinet, but would not be described as a "barrister" case. Barristers' bookcases are composed of separate stacking units, each...
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