Thanks for posting the additional photographs. It does look like you have a first of the trade edition, which has been rebound at some time in its...
If they are of wood, why would anyone in their right mind spend the time and effort to hollow out the backs like that, making them look exactly...
The "wood grain" looks painted on. Are you sure they are wood? Can we see the backs, please?
I found some other wooden pots from India, described as measuring pots (presumably for grain)....
Maybe a little crucible for melting metal. It looks similar to one on the right (with the small lug handle) in this photo of a collection of...
The first appears to be an ambrotype, and the second looks like a tintype. The cases they are mounted in are both early 1860s in style. I am not...
Allright, my partner has done some more research on this: "I have checked Arthur Rackham: A Bibliography by Latimore & Haskell, 1936, as well as...
Perhaps the pegs were used to hold the other end of the string in place. I really don't think these figures have anything to do with thread for...
The little pots look like they might be made of gourds. There is a natural raised bit in the center of a gourd, which might be emphasized by the...
From the costumes, I believe the carvings are depicting Turkana elders (East Africa). Not quite sure what they are doing, though. They are most...
As Debora has said, abebooks is the best place to begin research on a specific antiquarian book. You want to look for comparative examples that...
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I found a very nice Siletz basket that had been made into a sewing basket, with a cotton lining loosely stitched in. I took the lining out to...
Happy to be helpful, and definitely looking forward to more baskets!
My first impression was that it might be African (no, really! :rolleyes:). But looking at some examples of Barotse baskets I am not sure. The...
A section from the bottom of the basket - I see at least 2 elements in the coil in some places, which may be willow as well. They do not appear to...
Not single rod - looking closely there is more than one element in the coil. The stitching looks like split willow skeins, and is not particularly...
The Khatam marquetry boxes are beautiful. It is difficult to compare the geometric designs with the hand painted scenes. This is the closest I...
Thank you. Can you point me toward some images of the 18th-19th century Persian boxes you collect, so I can see the differences?
Thank you! It did not occur to me to check Arabic numerals. :)
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