Staffordshire figures generally did not have open bases and the back was usually undecorated. They were called "flat backs" because they were...
I went to Expo 86. :D
@Bdigger Hope your sales are as good as your buys!
There is a Japanese Porcelain group on Facebook. From the style I would estimate the 19teens/1920s.
Kinda like Staffordshire figs, but not. Continental copy maybe.
Oh please do pop in more often! I'm afraid that since Ownedbybear left I felt like I had to step up a bit in the pottery and porcelain forum and...
Great! Yes, let us know!
Don Ray is what I think, too, and wasn't it nice for him to date it? :shame:
I snagged the photo of the base and Google's AI came up with these 2 bits of information. You can research which EC is referred to as I don't...
You got that right, LOL!
Cool find!
Well done!
I dunno. I am a terrible housekeeper, but when looking to buy I always think that dust = junque. :D
Wowser!
Using google's AI, it said that this mark would be attributed to a gilder or decorator, but painters might use their initials. For what it's...
:hilarious:
Ah, tis mystery to me.
I don't quite see a European "7" but the numbers do look a bit curious. The zero has an odd slash at the right. Very generally speaking, studio...
Methinks you are correct -- 1860+ and some Staffordshire factory, I bet.
Welcome to Antiquers. Great photos. How tall is it? We could use a photo that shows the impressed mark on the base more clearly. More people...
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