Strangely, I just posted a pic of one of these plates (that has never been buried) in another recent thread to show what they look like:...
I ran across this old drawer pull in a box of stuff I got recently. After reaching in and pulling this out, I decided it was worth taking the box...
I don't think a professional painter, since face has issues (eyes too high) and head position not right for the body. Has a folk-art feel to it...
Good to know. That's the difference between real scholarship and market research.:bookworm::pompous: I guess we can only say that there were a lot...
Just found this: https://www.invaluable.com/blog/gorham-silver/ "From 1940 onward, Gorham silver marks changed each decade to include the year...
I'd say likely American. Once you get it home, some pics of the interior and back may get you more precise information. Repair can be made invisibly.
MFA purchased the bowl in 1949, so I don't think you'll see this exact shape being used prior to that, and certainly not with a Revere...
Sorry, yeah, I have to admit I still get that wrong, and always have to do the translation in my head. Why can't 18th century be 1800's, and 19th...
I think we're going to have to disagree on this one. I didn't say it was a recent reproduction or it was artificially aged. I'm suggesting turn of...
Agree, 20th century.
I think its risky to date brass work based on wear, because the wear can vary a lot depending on how it was used. Mortars and pestles were tools...
I agree this looks like cast off scrap lead. Not unlike the waste I produce in smaller amounts when doing soldering work around the house. Also,...
Is this ceramic? It looks like plaster, which is what I often see these religious pieces made in.
Amazing. Thank you!! This is not the same copy of the figurine (though clearly the same piece made by the same company), since the missing fingers...
Awesome! No, I got it at a thrift store in the last year (can't remember exactly when?) Do you have a link?? If it was the exact same one (with...
Thank you! Her clothing and hair seemed classical to me (do you agree?) Is the tunic slipped off her shoulder with snake underfoot a sign of soon...
No marks. The base shows the vent holes (there is also a tiny one on the back), and there is some pencil writing on the base. But the writing is...
Cool. Which one is the Christies number?
Just in case everyone doesn't know this already, the Paul Revere bowl that all of these reproductions are based on is one of the most viewed...
Awesome, thank you both. I would guess these are not repro since they were mixed in with other patterns. But how to tell - would the repros also...
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