I don't think it is Native American, although the basket portion is made of pine needles. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there...
Described as Navajo silver letter openers: [IMG] https://images2.bonhams.com/image?src=Images/live/2013-05/01/8766122-86-1.jpg
[IMG] https://www.adobegallery.com/art/sterling-silver-and-green-turquoise-letter-opener-circa-1920s
Museums are not "sacred cows", but home to scholars more rigorous and knowledgeable than the average internet denizen. Museums are caretakers of...
One of the ways to date such an object is to understand and record the context in which it was found. If you "dug it out", you may have already...
And many of the African figural sculptures in museums got a good scrubbing and oiling, to remove any signs of use and "reveal the true beauty of...
Can't remember where I read it, but there may be some truth to a story I learned about some types of African art - that our categories of "made...
Yea, that was my concern, too. But I haven't seen much in the way of miniatures coming out of Africa. Perhaps too generic to place.
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Appears to be Japanese Satsuma, with moriage decoration. The mark inside the base (posted upside down) says "left 5", which may indicate the vase...
Another bump to @komokwa.
Also known as "sea grass", which is a natural material and what I mentioned. :) And still imported and available from basket making suppliers....
It is unusual for a lithograph to show plate marks. While done under pressure, the lithographic stone is usually larger than the paper, so there...
Bump to @komokwa.
I would guess your prints date to the mid 19th century - later than the 1830's originals, but before lithography and later photo-mechanical...
Now that I can see the full mark, I see the similarity to Kutani marks on Gotheborg. I stand corrected.
The calligraphy may look "freely written", but the figures and the millefleur are quite crude. Here are some examples of the Meiji period style of...
The original Satsuma is a Japanese style, made with a cream colored earthenware (although later the decorative style was applied to porcelain...
As the link that @Fid provided, Thomas Henry Alken first prepared drawings for his series of "Sporting Notions", from which engravings were...
What you have are prints on paper. They may be original engravings, but it is not possible to confirm that from the photos you have posted. In the...
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