Welcome, Aleutia. Can you please post some closeup photos? It would be helpful in identifying the materials used in your basket, which are...
Thank you so much! I may try to make the trip in to check it out.
Coming up at a local auction - out of my usual areas, so I would like your opinions on if it might be worth pursuing (for resale). It is described...
More thoughts - I have seen the Shanxi baskets described as being made of wood (elm, when specified) and reed or willow. From your closeups, it...
The technique looks like the older baskets coming out of Shanxi Province in China, but yours looks quite new. [ATTACH]...
Don't feel badly. It is all a learning experience. One of the reasons we don't offer estimates is because there are so many variables that we...
The material of this basket is split bamboo, which could point to an Asian origin. But the form is that of a traditional European market basket,...
Please note that you did not provide any information as to your family's history or ages in your initial post.
I suspect this basket is from the Philippines. Although it can be difficult to make positive identifications from photos alone, it looks like the...
You might try messaging this etsy seller, who seems to know something about these:...
Prices for such modern reproductions are all over the map, because people want to believe they are genuine ancient T'ang pieces. Sorry to say that...
The fellow with the large belly is Hotei, god of happiness and abundance. The fellow with the big head is Fukurokuju, representing longevity and...
The figures look very modern and cartoonish. I might suspect it being a Chinese imitation of "Kutani".
It looks like several of these images are copies of known photos. The slides may be someone's collection of photos of Beatle's memorabilia, but...
Your figures are modern decorative figures, based on terracotta figures recovered from Chinese T'ang Dynasty tombs, such as this one in the...
Based on the materials used - wood splints and sweetgrass - I would say your basket is Native American, from the northeast or midwest. I have not...
If you will be taking it to other specialists, you might want to hold off on framing it so they can examine it thoroughly. You could store it flat...
Well, it is a moot point now, but I was going to be a lone voice for keeping the wicker in place. It does seem that, if it was original, it would...
It is all too easy to get excited about a potential good find, and overlook the details. Happens to us all.
Compare the signatures with this example from the Portland Art Museum, a Dennis L Cunningham print from 1975: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
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