I agree with @Debora - a date around 1900. But I might place it a little earlier, in the 1890s, based on what can be seen of the men's coats. None...
To distinguish colored plastic from real tortoiseshell, examine it with a good magnifying glass or jeweler's loupe. The dark areas in...
I agree, there is reason to be skeptical. Hopefully @Taupou will weigh in.
The little red pot looks like it may be Hopi, "Sichomovi Polychrome". I have no idea about the pitcher.
This one looks better than the Gorbitz you posted. You seem to be interested in paintings, and have a good hunting ground. I would recommend the...
Yes, salvaged from some sort of cane seems most likely. It does not help in internet searches that there is also the boxer breed of dog....
The heads are of Bontoc Igorot people, of the Philippines. [ATTACH]
Thank you for the observations. The figure itself is only about 2" high, and does not seem to be large enough to have been part of an actual...
The niceartgallery's "Showcase" shows side by side comparisons of the originals and examples of their work (if, in this age of deception, you...
It is not a typical antique rank badge.
Note that the one with the same frame (that I linked to) was passed at auction. And check this out:...
[ATTACH] I think it might be a contemporary painting/drawing from India, based on the traditional Madhubani style. The ladies appear to be...
Might be, if it is not Hickok. If it is Hickok, according to the little I have read so far, he did not marry until March of 1876, and died in...
Kudos on the amount of research you have done, and presented here. The younger man looks like a simple working fellow, and possibly unrelated to...
In the first photo, (the full front view), it looks like there is a slight wrinkle in the top left corner. If so, it would suggest it is a...
On the contrary - the weirdness is one of the reasons I like it. Straight into my cabinet of curiosities.
I got him for my personal collection. It would not be legal here to sell him, as he is elephant ivory. Fortunately, the source did not correctly...
It does look like embroidery. The costumes are consistent with Bangladesh, as stated on the label on the back. The building is probably a mosque....
Yikes! That certainly looks more like him.
There is a crack in the ivory, but it does not go all the way through and the face is still integral to the piece. I am not a boxing aficionado,...
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