Well it is OK I guess, I don't think the Chinese would use one like that so guessing it would be made for export. Pricewise, well that's a...
Persian I guess? They are pretty spectacular, so probably fairly pricey.
not a chance this is a repro!
Asian; Not too old; import store stock
quality is nowhere near Meissen sorry to say
Glad you are safe! When I first glanced at the thread title this morning (before coffee) I thought this was a thread about the Amazon Prime series...
When wholesaling antiques years ago, I once had to drive over 1000 miles with a large, incredibly ornate gilt pier table and mirror, calling in on...
I think the decoration is fairly consistent; as produced IMO
Yes but these just have a thin gesso layer under the paintwork, (not typically asian in my experience) and of course combined with the...
I thought Mexico too when I saw the frog.
I'm going to go out on a limb here and say this is a distressed Oushak rug.
They might be from a fairground or something like that? I believe the figures are meant to Japanese men, but the pseudo oriental writing...
This a fairly new Chinese vase.
They look like gessoed and polychromed wood to me
Nice rug with a lovely design, Eric! I does look like it is VERY uniformly "faded" which suggests to me that PERHAPS it was chemically treated to...
No, just amused to see you trying to one-up each other by quoting internet references.
Fun to see a bunch of googlers having a spat
also at 32" I would not describe these as "small"!
Look like Japanese figures although writing is not...
there's this one to compare maybe https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/711884490/vintage-aztec-tribal-wall-hanging
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