Do a google search for Italian bronze gondola souvenir. (sniped by Any)
At that weight, and the appearance of the back, I think it is more likely cast brass (molten brass poured into a mold), rather than repousse. So...
An ikat from the island of Sumba, Indonesia, I believe.
https://www.rarebookhub.com/articles/3286
If this is an If this is an auction house you have used before, or intend to use again, I think I would have a word with them.......
The recess is in the shape of a gourd - you can see a similar one on the rim on the right side, and a more elongated gourd on the lower left....
The key to successful tourist art. :)
[IMG] https://www.africancraftsmarket.com/products/zulu-shields/Short-beaded-knob-kerrie.html [IMG]...
There are no Js. You may be referring to the particular style of the Ds, which can look like a J. The Ds are in a cursive uncial style, with a...
If you like the container and would like to protect it, why not put the files in something else and put the container away? If it is made of...
The older text on the inside of the cover parchment is in Latin.
I don't understand what you have, and what you are intending to do. From the one photo, it appears to be a sliding case containing something? What...
I have tried putting some of the words on the cover into Google translate, which also identifies it as Catalan. Conta de ? pagos feu per...
Hard to be 100% sure based on photos, but that seems most likely. I believe these were made as souvenirs in Alaska, so these are the materials...
Yes, made to hold a steel nib- [IMG] I have a similar one, made of walrus tusk ivory. The dark part is, I believe, made of baleen.
The hanger, simple frame, and mahogany backing board look similar to examples of Chinese reverse paintings that I have encountered, with a variety...
You may already be familiar with this site explaining yatate, but I found it interesting, particularly this reference to shakudo: "By this time...
I wonder if the plaque might be a souvenir associated with "Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi" (ORP), a pilgrim assistance arm of the Diocese of Rome,...
It is sort of a ginger jar shape, but could be used for anything.
Attractive, but to my eye it looks like a modern import - thin walled, spun metal (not cast), with an artificial surface patination.
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