Yeah...might be worth listing that way. I haven't ever done a local pickup, 'cept for craigslist. Good thought, Komo...thanks.
No, I hadn't...Thanks, Debora!
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-french-silver-plate-portable-3905359095 This one is mine; slightly different, but not...
That's as good an idea as I've heard, Johnny...thanks!
Originally, an' for ~10 years after I got these in an odd-lot auction, they were completely sealed in thin, tinned-both-sides sheet steel with...
The carbon-steel blade is ~10" long, straight as a string. It tapers in width from 1/2" at the ferrule to ~5/16" at the radiused tip, an' in...
What I think I see is a ~circular slab of clay that has been placed into the lower end of an open-both-ends vessel-in-work. Look at pic 3, from ~6...
This was Mom's, but I have no idea where or when she acquired it. The color goes to a dark, ugly gray-green under UV (pic 4); the jump-ring is...
From Wikipedia: File:William_Ewart_Gladstone,_1892_(cropped).jpg A remarkable likeness, especially given the material!
Something about the bottom, both inside an' out, suggests inserted to me. I am not very familiar with Asian pottery, Bosko...a pinch of salt may...
The cupped edge suggests Middle East origin, imho.
Thank you! If I understand you correctly, zuurkool uses white wine instead of the salt-brine used elsewhere. As a gin-drinker, juniper is a...
An aside, AJ...how is zuurkool different from sauerkraut? I'm particularly fond of the stuff, especially home-made, small batch. Thanks!
Too well done, too detailed an' lethal for tourist crap, I believe. Got no idea from where...but something tells me they're for fish, versus...
Agreed...but it is certainly not a typical Asian motif...I'm curious, too.
Looks like you're off to a flying' start, John...Glass is wunnerful, wunnerful! The Bowl looks like a translucent sea creature, from either side!...
Yup...I'm lovin' it too!
Those are attractive & evocative...I think they're castings, or a casting, rather than hammered...that texture is in the mold, I believe. The back...
Got it...an' Thanks!
I'll bet on some age for it...something about the art on the back, an' the way some of the face details have 'moved' in the firing. I agree the...
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