Thanks all-I jumped on them (cheap).I guess the sellers thought they were Farberware or something.This particular pewter is steel-like hard &...
Maybe the vessel was thrown by an experienced potter & decorated by a student or even the crafter's child ? Yep-shape i like,overall nice...
Here's a pair i found this weekend-Danish Tea & Coffeepot Set. Teapot's 5 1/2" high,Coffeepot's 7 1/4" high.I think it's pewter,the teapot base...
True Sedona,the ancient Romans were probably riddled with lead,then buried in lead !
Yep Mata Ortiz or Oaxaca both came to mind when i saw it at the sale,but then i grabbed it and saw how crude it was. ;)Old Crude's good,but 'New...
Welcome Terry,Debora's said it all.Good photos & full accurate descriptions are the key.
Thanks Pot-Any guesses at all ? I don't have a clue as to where or when. Oops-Just saw your comment.Mexico would seem quite likely-ditto,very...
Just picked this up and wondered who might have crafted this.It's 5 1/4" high by 8" across,a completely rounded base (poss coiled manufacture...
Beautiful box TWG- great find ! Welcome to the site,our members are some of the sharpest (& hardest working) online. @Roaring20s that late Regency...
First ones a stunner-it's 2K years old but really gives me an eccentric Victorian vibe, weird.Maybe it's just me ?
Yes,absolutely one of his best.
Ditto-I rarely use my loupe anymore,my phone/cam app usually nails it.
Too true MOS-they saw it so regularly.Family members washed and laid out in the parlor,then often buried on the property. PS-Striking thing about...
Van Gogh & Singer Sargent and other Impressionists & Post-Impressionists were knocked out by Japanese & Chinese Art-as were the trendy and feisty...
True Whit-It's a story worth studying.Might make a good movie too-especially if you could shoe horn in a cameo appearance by Jane Austen !...
Here's a few pieces of Ancient Roman 'Memento Mori'. A 1st century BC - 1st century AD lead glazed drinking cup. Top cup-Altes Museum, Berlin....
Here's a little 3 3/4" souvenir pitcher sold by Phebe E. Clisby,Nantucket,Mass.Ms. Clisby's storefront was located in the downtown section of...
Good point Miranda-Here's what our AI friends had to say:'A "dot matrix" refers to a pattern of dots arranged in a grid, often used to represent...
In the closeup of yr poster you have a red 'G'-the printing pattern is called a 'dot matrix' pattern,done long after the original lithograph...
Thanks all for clarifying what to look for on Chinese ceramics.These pieces are the kind of thing at a thrift or sale can be 'hiding in plain...
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