Satsuma earthenware. Beautiful quality.
Chinese, not too old IMO, decorator trade stuff
Old warming dishes (OSP) used hot water bath fitted stands, a pair of those big$$$$ ..unfortunately I only have a "single" :(
fair enough, I was just looking at the seam which seemed to be OSP like, and the overdone border work which is a late sign of OSP ....maybe it's...
Top bit is Old Sheffield Plate IMO circa 1840's
Very nice quality. Odd aspect though, likely from a sketch book, looks a bit like gouache on brown paper ....what is the medium in your opinion?
Is this what is called a Stiletto? Looks lethal.
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Kind of a variant "School of Paris" painting after a fashion; reminiscent of Buffet or Levier's "look" ...A Seine river scene BTW
Renoir
19th c box
Yes, plain - No, not better. It's just the support for the lacquerwork, likely no value without.
You always paint ropework like this if you use pieces in a marine environment.
My first thought was a sea chest, could be a ship's carpenters chest too. Love the ropework handles! The black staining around the iron fasteners...
Whenever our local auctioneer sells one of these he always makes a joke ..Cold toast anyone?
You have yourself a very beautiful watercolour in fine condition. The mat is known as a "washline mount" usually a sign of a professional and more...
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conservatively around mid 19th but could be earlier
19thc Chinese Export, nice!
Had lots of 'em, they always paint the same scenes - often day and night Vesuvius erupting scenes
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