The shapes remind me of early Zuni bowls, but @Taupou will know more. It would be helpful to have dimensions.
Charles Hayward: Antique or Fake? The Making of Old Furniture provides a good discussion of the history of construction techniques, with detailed...
Thank you so much! I was beginning to worry about you, not having heard from you in a couple of days.
The head is from a wayang golek puppet, from Java, Indonesia. The other two look like folk carvings from India. The rearing winged horse is...
Thanks! I had not found that one.
@i need help, you are amazing. So, there was at least more than one (some of the antlers are a little different). India does make sense. I...
Yes, I thought the handles looked reused, too. It does smell a little coppery, but I have been handling another copper piece this afternoon, so I...
I am not sure what to make of this thing, found in a thrift shop. The body of the tray is 17 x 10 7/8" (43 x 27.5cm), excluding the handles. It...
It does appear to be scarce. But, in my experience, that does not equate with value in the case of old chemistry texts. The author does not seem...
I have found a few comparables for this copper/copper alloy box on ebay, but none of the sellers seem to know for certain where such things were...
I am hoping this will be an easy one for @Any Jewelry. A small drawing/painting (10 5/8" x 13 7/8" - 26.5 x 34.5cm) signed W. Badung, Batuan,...
It might be a recent piece. The silver looks like it might be from a spoon handle. And the stone ring is a common item in bead stores. Nice,...
It looks like it might be made of horn, rather than wood. What leads you to think it is Inuit? Not saying it isn't, but do you have some evidence...
Conservators use Paraloid (Acryloid) B-72. It is available as the resin beads, or as a pre-made adhesive from some conservation suppliers....
The subject matter looks like southern China, but the technique looks like Japanese woodblock. The artist's name looks like it might be "Yokami",...
If the prints are original, there should be plate marks (the impression of the engraving plates as they were pressed into the paper), but it looks...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Howitt...
It looks like Samuel Howitt was the original artist, J. Booth the engraver and publisher. Try searching for each person individually (eg J Booth...
Reading medieval Latin is a specialized skill, requiring familiarity with the style of calligraphy and a knowledge of the abbreviations that were...
I have been wracking my brain, and google, trying to explain the soldier fellow. All I can come up with is his distant cousin from Nigeria, by a...
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