1898,holy cow-the designer had a time machine,I just thought 1950's. Like Christopher Dresser,who was a kind of 1880's Bauhaus prophet.
This soft organic molded face and form reminds me of the great post-war UK sculptor Henry Moore. Moore was the Picasso of the atomic mid-century...
Cool-It looks likes a cross between a folk art jug and pagan (with a sprinkle of HP Lovecraft). Very nice naif (naive ?) piece-any signatures or...
Then again this could have been powered by a hand-cranked Electrostatic Generator,like a Wimshurst Machine.
I'm posting an Ad on Craigslist-'Calling All Dipshi#*/Joolrie Stuff Wanted !'
Sometimes we joke Zee,very little if any of it is malicious-and you will frequently find answers.By the way-good math skills. Speaking of math...
these folks would melt down the world, i mean I've had some great luck picking from dum..or should I say 'clueless' folks-but please.
Journey-You are one hard working guy !
Looks to be in the style of an antique 'RAF' logo/signet,but of course Royal Air Force doesn't have an I or E in it's title and not RE.
The NRA was founded in 1871. As an aside,but still regarding 'swivel guns-some of the most striking naval swivel guns ever made were the...
Yep,not ethnic,but a sweet little 60's-70's piece.lots of ceramicists started incorporating fabric impressions into their designs-mashing old lace...
learning's all about the journey Journey.
Really nice piece Journey,I have seen those little vignettes before-some artists actually add them by hand in watercolor,pen & ink,pencil as a...
I wish artists had better hand writing-guess it's just part of their shtick like the scribbles doctors make.
Goof catch SayIt- a very interesting story. 'Uncle Harry found it digging in his garden'-a 17th century Spanish swivel gun !?
I need to knit one of those magic 'k~thn^xbyea%o*bsx$$$' bags.
Evely- Great Finds. My Wife & I are flying-up to Connecticut tomorrow to get in on this Goonies-sized treasure trove.Your state's the vortex that...
I've seen a lot of beautiful Garuda (Balinese,Indonesian ?) carvings in the last 30 odd years & the craftsmanship is often superb.I've seen so...
yes,it seems that in most of the dens you smoked and slept on a basic palette or crude bunk bed.
I used to collect vintage restaurant & diner coffee mugs (to use). Ones from the 20's-70's are getting hard to find.They're nice and thick,got heft.
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