looks Italian or Spanish
My granny had some of these, the "iridescent" parts of the pictures are made of what we used to call "silver paper" (foil), placed behind the open...
lotsa Max fakery out there, not saying this is but be careful...
At present, unless I contradict myself later (!) I'm plumping for Chaffers Liverpool. ;)
I thought it looked like Royal Worcester late 19thc stuff rather than something made early by Worcester. Nice thing!
:hilarious::hilarious: Reminds me of the time I got stopped for not wearing my seat belt ...Officer asked " Is there a medical reason you are not...
It is Germanic, you see a lot of "a present from wherever" cups and shaving mugs in this ware. Late 19thc - 1900-ish Silesian import. Not early 19thc.
Yes, get the inscriptions read, post your question on the Asian Art Forums board. You can only post 3 pictures there BTW, so choose your pix...
Hey I'm originally from Wales and we don't even HAVE a thanksgiving so it all goes right by me!
@Couch Potato Wannabe told you the artist's name in the other thread, it's Tsuchiya Rakusan...
someone left the cake out in the rain ...
It does Valerie. Creamware is pottery and is opaque. Keep an eye out for flowers painted like that, and also the palette which will also be...
Hey @Aquitaine - thanks for letting me know it was American Thanksgiving - I had no idea (Canadian y'see!):D
The internet just provides cursory information in most cases. Books on the other hand .....:bookworm:
This is a very lovely figure, not the usual mass produced stuff I usually see around. Good score, whomever made it! post a pic of the underside...
These are extremely high quality and in my opinion the work is of a level that puts them above most other works of the same type. Be careful...
The one of Venice is the only one worth anything substantial. It is an etching by Hans Figura. I have a few of his pieces, sometimes he prints...
Third Reich? :bag: Seems to me if there was a company called the Red Eagle Domino then fairly likely this is one of their sets, no?
It looks more like it could be Chinese to me, doesn't seem to fit stylistically with Indian brasses I've seen ...but of course there's always a...
Get a new gem tester, this is some kind of soapstone - jade does not scratch "white"
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