Over 13" long. 151g I'm seeing London assay, and the date as 1815. Any idea who HS was, or what that tiny little mark following the initials may...
It's a picture of Saint Luke, one of the patron saints of artists, and the iconography is correct in that the saint is often shown painting images...
How big is it, and what does it look like on the bottom and the inside?
Looks like the finish on top has simply be worn away. I don't think that's any kind of problem with the wood. If you can find a decent...
No idea. Looks like there's no latch. Does the ring around the center suggest that it sat in some kind of receptacle (like a hole in a counter)?...
I would guess a milk thermos.
An octagonal building?
Not Exeter. I'm guessing Germany or points east.
I tried strengthening the image, but no joy. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Given the mon-like character of the mark, I wonder if it might be Japanese, but I'm finding no equivalents.
If you're thinking about using these, there seems to be lots of crazing, and that opens the pieces to staining. Good for display though.
It looks faux painted.
Haven't seen an inkwell like that before. I have seen figurines with that open bottom construction, but never knew who or when.
I think the pictures of the marks are too small and unclear to be able to tell much. If it's as old as you hope, I'm guessing the repousse...
Miniatures less than half the size: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/treasures-l15303/lot.34.html [ATTACH]
This is the original Chinese factory art... before they branched out. The frame is nice, very mid-century.
I think you're seeing Schrager lines the same way I'm seeing bubbles.
That was a strange one. I looked up images of the Portland Vase to see how closely the imagery matched to yours, and there it was.
https://www.potomackcompany.com/auction-lot/english-encaustic-style-black-glazed-earthenware_25545C3B69
Exactly!
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