Perhaps a Victorian "mourning moth" - [IMG] https://www.ebay.com/itm/166494013367?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28 [IMG]...
There is also the possibility of a casting process. The finish of the 1stdibs example does not look like polished marble - more like a cast...
I would be more cautious about spending a lot on this because of the variety of versions found with just a basic search of the internet. The...
Athena and Minerva are the same goddess, one Greek and the other Roman. When I referred to the "distinctive winged helmet", I meant the particular...
Something weird is going on with this Minerva. The one that Enzo 665 has posted is on 1stdibs -...
"National Cloak and Suit was founded around 1888, and in 1910, was reorganized as the National Bellas Hess Co."...
Oddity #5 - things to do with a dead pony. "Folly as Mari Lwyd". [ATTACH]
2manycats wants to know if you still have one of the weird tiger box on legs things?
Other knowledgeable members here have explained that it is common for Chinese potters to included anachronistic marks on their wares, in homage to...
Googling L. Ahkinga, there are several references to Inuit carvers on Diomede and Little Diomede Islands in Alaska with the Ahkinga name....
Presumed source - https://bruun-rasmussen.dk/m/lots/8CF818DA5B78?auction_day_id=1007830&category_id=453&status=sold They were not able to...
I believe both of your objects may be from the Luba/Hemba people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Luba janus figures (with male and female...
Most of the (identified) baskets I have seen with lids attached in that way are Asian. Sort of like this one (although there are differences) -...
The pendant looks like a Maori style jade, similar to this - https://newzealandshowcase.com/maori-greenstone-twist-greenstone-pendants/
You might try contacting them to see if they recognize yours. Even if they didn't make it, they might know who did.
OK, new information. I was browsing Ed Rossbach's "Baskets as Textile Art", saw a similar one in plain raffia, but he notes that "Some are worked...
Appears to be a take on Falconet's "Baigneuse". The Louvre's version: [ATTACH] https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010092023 The...
Your tile is certainly in the style of medieval English tiles. There are a number of people making reproductions and inspired recreations -...
The design at the bottom of the necklace looks like the Chinese symbol for "double happiness". [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The shapes of headrests are quite diverse and individualistic. I have not found another example with all of the same characteristics as yours, but...
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