It is what is referred to as studio pottery made by thousands of small potters across the country and virtually impossible to trace to a maker and...
It may have been an undecorated piece simply meant to protect a medical bottle or some such thing.
Did it have any paint on it? Was there a good patina before you washed it?
I believe it is treenware.
I don't know the maker but I like it! I don't think I have ever seen a bottom on a bowl like that as a matter of fact....
It is hollow in the middle because it is a bone and the marrow was removed.
Found one in another color but no ID...
Found a company called "Just Cats and Co" Staffordshire doing cats with glass eyes. I can't find one like yours but it looks like something they...
I have looked high and low. I can't get anywhere with the number. I wonder if the odd firing hole might be a clue? I will look more when I have a...
Hmm, comparing the cats closely I believe that is yours. Sorry!
I believe I found an Ebay.UK post about one but I can't access it to see if it was identified....
I would have trust issues with that pawn shop and want to see anything I bought in the future weighed if applicable.
Did you remove the stones to test them? Just wondering.... Welcome to the boards by the way! Someone should be along soon who knows more then I...
Yes, that would be difficult opoe. I did not know the family history and was thinking of a city in the US perhaps.
Welcome! Cute piece but I have no idea of value. It is actually a nineteenth century piece by the way if going by the sticker and I am willing to...
Maybe run one of those "haunted" listings in the Halloween spirit and say there have been strange happenings in the home since it arrived and...
Lovely subject! Just a stab in the dark but I wonder if it would be possible to locate info on active portrait painters in the time frame and area...
I was going to say "Halloweena Kachina" but it looks like Greg knows her....:p
You are in luck! It is October and as scary as that is maybe it will sell as a Halloween prop!
I second or third about the mark. Very suspicious.
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