Yep!
They're not cast, they're forged. That 'extra' piece is called flash. Cheap tool, poor quality control.
We need pictures, Sean. This will get you started: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/posting-a-thread-and-uploading-pictures.15990/ Be sure to...
Excellent link, RT...a keeper...Thanks!
Thanks...all three confirm the pattern, colors, an' etc. The first one says this: Catalog No. 2305 Stoneware, threaded relief, 0.5L,...
It's gonna be eBay-listed soon, an' I'd like to offer a reasonably accurate description. The blue is vivid, deep an' rich, with a notable 'bloom'...
Capacity ~16 oz. 5 1/2" high, 5" wide, 2 3/4" thick. UV turns it smoky/clear. Light wear on foot rim, mouth ID 7/8". Poison is a guess based on...
Mo' better pics... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It's mostly wrought-iron, with what appear to be some cast-brass collars & etc; the lantern is sheet-brass of course, with what I believe is a...
That rectangular 'mortise' in the back gives me pause...but it sure isn't new. I like it! Some dimensions, weight, an' then what material does it...
A lot of places are still: break it, you've bought it.
My first thought was Teal.
Chinese, I think...based solely on the impressed marks.
Fact!
...as would anyone with even one good eye!
An interesting condor, Kyra...fully how things evolve, ain't it?
Reminds me of the quote attributed to Groucho Marx...about how he wouldn't belong to a country club that would allow someone like him to gain...
Nicely put, Rachel...
I'm sure y'all have noticed the remarkably well-wrought setting around the stone...it appears to be, judging by that workmanship, fairly old...an'...
See what a wee bit o' elbow grease did for her? An Aspara, she is! [ATTACH]
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