Indeed. Basically, yellow carpenters glue is like white glue, a PVA, but with a bit more tack. I just saw that Gorilla also makes the stuff,...
The chair would have been assembled with hide glue - a traditional repair would be to use the same stuff but in practical terms you'd be better...
late 19thc
I think Joe Dirt once found something like that? [MEDIA]
Some king of liqueur or sauce popular in a bygone era no doubt. V&A have one or two, also if you search bottle ticket "reading" you'll find a...
Winners or TJ Maxx IMHO
There is Chinese "imari" of course, but it is not commonly found and can get pretty pricey - these items are both Japanese and I quite like the...
Yeah, it's Japanese all right, bottoms of these often fall out and get soldered back in. Done a few myself.
Nice stuff mate, good eye!
toothpicks or more likely matches IMO
Looking at your second pic, the areas I thought were overpaint have moved :jawdrop: :smuggrin: so it must have been the lighting/reflection that I...
nice pot
block printed repro, paper too brown, stained
@Ownedbybear Desk tidy she shall be - thanks! Maybe I should keep it - would that make my desk tidier? YES!!!!!
just slop some more paint on it, hopefully same colour.
No, Imari is Japanese, this plate is Chinese and from Jingdezhen, a famous ceramic centre in China
That's what I thought too but can't place it ....
The variation in colour of the back suggests overpainting/repairs although don't see any evidence of repair on the face side
I made some of this stuff from Tandy Kits in the 70's
Doesn't look like gilt either. Brass leaf possibly.
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