They look like they could be quite heavy. Are they? Also, are the bottoms essentially flat?
I am familiar with many ethnographic styles, but I don't recognize this as any particular traditional form.
Jozefina Glass Works, Krosno, Poland.
They are goats, rather than sheep.
The work appears to be a print rather than a painting, as evidenced by the "10/50" notation, which indicates the 10th print out of an edition of 50.
A professional conservator should be able to give you a brief assessment and cost estimate for a minimal fee. Then you could decide how to...
My bad. I should have read through your initial post more carefully, where you addressed this particular match.
An interesting read. Hopefully no paywall. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/inside-biggest-art-fraud-history-180983692/
That explains it - I could not make "instrument" fit.
I can't vouch for the accuracy, but an avenue to pursue - https://www.ardesh.com/otherpp/wa6me4vo9xguzmlcisardmaxl61yro
The first word is probably "Wilkinson", important manufacturers of all things steel in Sheffield. Then "Surgical _____ Makers"
If you mean "interest" in terms of such institutions wanting to acquire them, I think you will be disappointed. But they may be able to help...
Your best bet might be to see if there is a museum or university nearby with an archeology department. You will need to find an archeologist...
It seems odd that the peacocks would be sideways if used as a buckle in a horizontal orientation.
Welcome, Scott. Similar objects are described as fans or face screens (which a woman could hold in front of her face when sitting by the fire),...
Perhaps an "urli/uruli" bowl, from south India, similar to this modern version -...
:) At this time of year I often feel that is what I have here. I have tried to find the origin of the name, with no luck so far. I assume it may...
Just heard about this site on the radio. Fantastic preservation of organic materials. https://www.mustfarm.com/bronze-age-settlement/about/
I like this explanation much better.
Something I just noticed on the NMAI pedestal basket - the rim of the pedestal is finished with a simple overcast stitch, like on the base of...
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