So that's where the expression "black as kohl" comes from, eh? I learn something every day!
and I always thought C&A stood for coats and ats. How wrong I was.
It is finely spun wool, both warp and weft. If you enlarge the picture of the design, it really doesn't appear to be machine woven?
Hi, this dark green wool weaving came my way today and as far as I can tell it's hand woven. It measures roughly 74" x 38". The striped design...
yes, but that's because the OP couldn't hang it - the thing that is sitting on the rug is the pediment, i.e. the top, look at the swags, swags...
Normally I'd say thanks but not in this case! You turned the OP's pix upside down! I don't think this is an early 19thc form, could be 19th but...
Chinese, you usually see these in porcelain ..oh and lotus pot, usually for plants, so I guess you could call it a jardiniere
Not my area at all, but this does look rather special to me ....lovely thing!
good quality but a quite modern version of an old shape
fyi - opium resin is smeared on the outside of the pipe bowl, not inside.
Yep an opium lamp, chimneys are sort of conical shaped - nice to have one but these sell ok with or without.
They made a lot of other stuff too as you just found out! Not a bad bowl though, even if not majolica.
Yes well that hole certainly suggests it was lamped at one time.
This is probably a vase or part of a vase and the bottom has fallen out. Common problem with these things if folks put water in them for years.
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BTW, these were not especially popular images at the time so highly doubtful they were reprinted.
Easy to sell, doesn't matter if older or not, they sell anyway, some are Chinese, again not a concern, very saleable. This one is probably not...
SCHNAP!
I thing the OP probably meant a-sian silver
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