Picasso- “It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” It's an old,oft repeated quote,but a good one.
Looks more like a 19th century Shanghai street vendor to my eyes,but i'm no expert.
I like it too-naive & sophisticated.The space's nicely filled,makes me feel good.
Sounds like a great dream,at least the Queen of Sheba part ! It's actually a pretty mild journey compared to todays nuclear-strength corporate FDA...
My God Berbers are a beautiful people.
$22 fu@*#*g bucks ! Yet another reason we'd love to move to Canada !
Yep,probably not a lot of jade,ebony or silver in this group,but who knows ? The Sign-'All Persons Prohibited from Conversations....', prison yard...
Beautiful,historic piece & a great military item.Looks right to me,would present better w/ plexiglass (carefully) removed.I'd send pics to the...
Here's a few old photos of police with the spoils of early 20th century opium den raids.The top one's San Francisco,the lower is Hawaii.It's quite...
Could be costume w/o any true military affiliation.
They want to make life interesting for Joolies,but our gang here generally outsmart them ! Seriously,are tiny/tiny Jeweler marks a badge of...
Good old Goodwill,the ancient pal that fed us many nights-hath become the Hellmouth.
Brad-Sorry,can't be of any monetary help,but-if you ever get to Tacoma,WA,the Chihuly Glass Museum is stunning !
The crispness of finish, stamp & lack of enameling (patination in stamp) do look quite different.
Don't think NA,but let's ask @komokwa @Taupou
Ziggy-We'll want photos (full-size),top,bottom,side.Some one may come up with a period catalog,advertisement,US Patent & god knows what else with...
No,i seriously meant it.Many 'Newbies' post thumbnails,some even an image link.Our more experienced members,many with a fair amount of...
Great finds Charlie-we definitely follow the same 'price point'.
Kaiser-From the sheer amount of goodies you have,I'd say you've come to the right site.How long have been wondering about your treasures ?
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