This will sound mad. It's a sort of Scandi style take on an eagle dancer kachina.
That's a saint on one side. Haile Selassie maybe as the king?
I lived near a tannery for a thankfully short time. They reek.
I'd say Honora. I picked up a bracelet of theirs a couple of weeks back, there's a post of mine with its label.
Yup. Might just get into early 70s.
THat style of CHINA backstamp is often 1920s or 30s. It's a tea caddy, yes.
Lamp work is noun, lamp worked the adjectival form. Yes, I do grammar geek as we as botany geek!
The left hand chap does look Black or of Black heritage. Some state visit or other.
Lamp work is also fine, it's the s that's not right. ;)
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I wonder if it's a museum.
With that hinge and clasp, late 19th and probably French.
Lamp worked rather than lamp works. Made over a bunsen flame.
Not the intricacy, but the long tube hinge and that C clasp. And the long pin.
I think someone took a plain bird and painted it and that their name was Sasha.
There you go. I've a few bits of Thun/Thoune and this heavily reminded me of it.
I still think it's Thun/Thoune.
Probably the owner.
European rather than British, too. Can you show the whole back please? I do have a sort of theory.
Hm. The original trio is very nicely hand painted. The Grosvenor looks transfer. I suspect that the trio is older and the Grosvenor copied it.
Separate names with a comma.
