Perhaps the "cat" like figures with the long tails are demons. Consistent with my theory of this being Qajar work: [IMG]...
Yes, these photos are better.
While I was feeding the cats, @Bronwen said everything I was going to say, and better. Well done!
This may be true for a previously unpublished photograph of an important person or event. But not for an object such as this, whether from the...
Hideous?
Yes, that appears to be a facsimile of the first edition of the first book in the series. As you have found, it and the subsequent books have been...
I hope you meant to say younger than 1495 rather than older. Otherwise we are all horribly confused. :oops:
Yes, copper engravings largely displaced the earlier woodcuts by the 17th century. But the development of the technique of wood engraving at the...
The descriptions in the appraiser's letter do not seem to match this block. Block #1 is larger than the dimensions the OP provided, although it...
Yes, Mexican. Navajo weavings do not have fringe.
Definitely need better resolution.
Neither the style nor the technology (or the name stamped on the back) are consistent with 1495. I would not put great stock in the opinion of...
Perhaps Qajar, a Turkic dynasty that ruled Persia/Iran from 1794 to 1925. I have found pictures with similar head gear, and some references to at...
Hmm. Camels and what I think might be Nubian ibex around the edge would place it somewhere in the area of North Africa/Middle East. But somewhere...
I believe this description is misleading. Early prints created with wood blocks were what is usually referred to as "woodcuts". The image was...
@Debora - Can you please post a link to where you found the information about Bullier? (I am having difficulty seeing the E in the word stamped on...
The scene represented is probably from the New Testament, Luke 2:25–35 - Simeon recognizing the infant Christ when he was presented in the Temple...
My partner, born and raised in Madison, says it is definitely earlier than the 60's. Possibly as early as the 20's, but more likely just around...
Archeological objects housed in reputable museums are made available to anyone with genuine research interests. They are also exhibited to the...
Interesting that the first one @i need help found on ebay says "The new boxes have copies of textiles". So it must have been a cottage industry...
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