Thank you. Hopefully others will weigh in as well. @blooey?
I don't think it is African. The colors and looped fringe are not typical.
The one on the left looks like a wannabe - I don't trust the antler "concho", the antler tip on the beaded dangle, the big fat stitches, and the...
Interesting. The style of the brass mat looks like the first half of the 1860s. But the costume she is wearing looks more like late 19th century -...
I would suggest finding a professional paper conservator if you decide to have any work done on them, and, if possible, someone familiar with pith...
Can anyone suggest a possible date for this little trinket jar? 4" in diameter, about 2" high. No markings. Porcelain, not stoneware or...
They do appear to be of very high quality.
Here is another article on pith paintings, which includes the comment that "Many pith paintings show the discolouration and the development of...
Hard to tell for sure, from photographs through glass.
It looks like these paintings are on "pith", rather than rice paper. This smooth, white, almost translucent material "comes from the central...
Thank you, @Figtree3, for providing a full citation for the information you found. I really appreciate it when members explain how they found the...
This link on abebooks.com will give you an idea of what sellers are asking for various issues:...
Hmm. If you are "up to [your] neck in irrefutable documented evidence and facts", you must have forgotten to post any of it here. You had an...
I think the others have pretty much covered it. The only thing I might add is to check completed/sold listings on ebay, which can give you an idea...
@Joseph Mason / @Meet the real Donna! When making an extraordinary claim such as "This is the only known photograph of Abraham and Mary Todd...
I believe it is a betel box, from the Philippines - used to hold the materials for the habit of chewing betel nut. [IMG]...
It is simple. One seller chooses to optimistically describe his book as good+ the other chooses to conservatively describe his book as very good....
I have been reading the thread in the Lincoln Symposium Discussion that you provided a link to, and see that at least a few people were making the...
The timing of the jewelry is an interesting conundrum. The quote from the New York Times, "her jewelry was the simple diamond", would indicate...
As with anything in this business, there are no absolutes. Each seller can have their own standards, and with few comparative examples it can be...
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