Any chance "brown sterling" is a company name? Are you sure it is silver?
As others have said, unlikely to be an American scene. Few masonry bridges like that in early rural America. And the pollarded tree in the...
Potentially quite valuable. Note there are only a few volumes offered in these listings:...
The first one looks like an ink painting - "sumi-e". The second one looks like a woodblock print. A flower cart was a popular subject, but I...
This figure seems to be similar, and is described as stone.The seller says this one is not dated, but that he has another one (not shown) marked...
An excellent reference for identifying print techniques, with lots of discussion of history, and closeup images: Bamber Gascoigne: How to Identify...
https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/horse-requisition-tablet/YwHLEz7Ocl7jMg...
A useful reference, if you are not familiar with it already, is a book by James Watrous: The Craft of Old Master Drawings. It discusses the...
It might be helpful if you could transcribe the text for us, as you see it, so we don't have to try to piece them together from the photos.
The facial features look Asian, and the stamp looks like Chinese export stamps I have seen that are put on objects when they are approved for...
https://www.etsy.com/listing/724727256/solid-big-five-ebony-wood-snacks-bowl?click_key=2199779dc4042dba3c2a7a9c7ea5650324d5300f%3A724727256&click_s...
There is nothing to stop someone from hanging out their shingle as a conservator/restorer. AIC, the professional organization in the US, has...
Your bronze is most probably Indian (India), and may depict a dancer. She does not display any particular attributes that would identify her as a...
Archetype Publications is an excellent source for books on the current state of conservation, including a book by Richard Wolbers: Cleaning...
One of the features of conservation becoming a professional/academic/scientific practice is the fact that experiments, treatments and results are...
Hello Rosa. You will probably need to find an archeologist familiar with objects from your local area. You might try contacting the Department of...
Sorry if it came across too harshly. It is a personal sore spot.
There is a reason that paintings conservators spend at least 2 years in graduate school, followed by supervised apprenticeships. To clean...
Durham is situated on the River Wear (but you probably realized that).
Brainerd and Armstrong published several booklets on embroidery techniques and designs between at least 1898 and 1910. The full text of one from...
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