I am tagging one of our members who is very good at dating cabinet photos from their mounts - @Figtree3, can you please confirm/give an opinion on...
Displays of African cultures, including objects, buildings, and actual people, were included in the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. The...
We are always curious about the mysteries people bring here. If you are interested in telling us more about your research, I am sure we would be...
I think he just has his fingers curled under.
Sorry, but it looks to me like saw marks that did not get polished out.
With only one rather blurry view, I cannot be certain about the carving. The elaborate coiffure and rolls on the neck I would most often associate...
The Watusi/Watutsi (singular Tutsi) are among the tallest people in Africa, men often standing over 7 feet. "Abeokuts" seems to be a pastiche of...
It is interesting that when I did a google image search of the photo, the results were all 19th century actors in costume, or circus performers....
One of the other things that struck me about the rug @Potteryplease is considering is the mechanical look to the figures. Each one is identical....
Examine the ends of the textile closely - do they feel thicker than the rest of the weaving? Looking at your last photo, it looks like the warp...
Might the carved wooden frame/window be intended for use in a "pooja/puja mandir", a home shrine for a Hindu deity?
The carving sold for $53 (+ 16% buyer's fee). I expect to see it soon in a local mall, identified as Native American and priced accordingly....
How big is it? What is it made of? Where did you get it and what were you told about it? Can we see the back of it? It looks similar to this, but...
I did find out from the auctioneer that the belt came from the same estate that had the collection of Vienna Secession pottery, so you were spot...
Thanks, AJ. Hopefully Davey will check in and help PLR out.
I am afraid this project has retreated to a back burner. I did send an inquiry and photos to Bonhams, but did not receive any reply....
I assume this is the other figure you are referring to, that sold for 2,800 euros: [ATTACH]...
[IMG] https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/YR0470017/Saint-Paul-with-sword [IMG] [IMG]...
Is the "fast" as in rapid, or abstaining from food? Just a wag - there is a tradition of pearl shells carved with Christian themes made in...
I would try communicating with Curious Antiques, who is offering a similar carving on ebay (and sellingantiques), which they date to c.1910. I...
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