Nothing left of the suspensor material but its outline...which some fool tried to obliterate with a magic marker. The appearance of the unmolested...
Good chance...Carstens is similar in both color and use of the small 'Jug' handle...but nothing like this pattern. You'd thing something slip-cast...
I've had it since the mid-80's. It's less red than orange. 7" tall, ~5½" diameter, slip-cast, interior fully glazed, clear. Lip rim 1¾" diameter,...
"Oh, it's beautiful! You should try restringing it." It'll be well worth the effort...an' if you find the task daunting, find a competent bead...
Keep Silver (an' Gold, too!) in mind as you work on the recovery...it'll make the time pass swiftly!
That clasp is a modern design, I think. A beautiful piece of work. Thanks for sharing...
Charming in the extreme...and oh, so touching! Bravo!! I really like that the boy isn't facing the counter, as in the original...but giving full...
Thai?
Sweet...and a luscious glaze!
Welcome...You'll have a good time here!
Agreed!
For a long time I believed the 'elephant' mark on lacquerware was indicative of Okinawan manufacture...and so do a few other folks locally, who...
The mounting is modern...and without glass...indicating newer, as you suggest.
Hi, Lorraine...and thanks! The pics we were hoping for aren't of the characters inside the bowl, 'tho you did a fine job of them, very sharp &...
I'll look for an edge ID, but they're rimmed with some black material, so the true edge is hidden. If these are copies or successive...
Roger that...no dips!
Naw. It's split bamboo, looks like to me...very nicely done, too, as the shade appears to be very slightly conical. Using uniform splits, that's...
Thats lovely, an' the glaze is especially luscious!
My experience with these (I've got maybe 20, of various shapes, sizes & materials) is that they are rarely marked. So I haven't done any real...
Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan? I'm guessing, of course. Finely crafted, very lovely!
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