Aye, tis that. So is the style and subject matter.
Chinese
It is brand new of course, just antique style.
Bang on Bronwen. a bit sloppy and fat for genuine Rolex IMO pop open the back, you'll know for sure
Some sort of oriental celadon wine cup
I suggest both are probably copies ..one old, one not so old!
Glaze that runs on to the base isn't usually the sign of a good pot. I even avoid pots where it has been ground off. Not a bad form though.
I believe this is Danish silverplate, but I'm no expert in silver.
Thanks Debora! I knew someone would bother to check!
Exactamundo!
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in turned lignum vitae pieces, there is usually a trace of butter yellow contrasting with the darker wood areas and of course the piece is very...
Aaah - they made reproductions of Old Sheffield ...that's what led me astray!
looks Germanic to me
the words shock resisting sort of bother me too - shock resistant I've seen, but "resisting" not so much ....although I could be mistaken about...
Is it definitely faience and not porcelain? Pattern looks like a variation on meissen/copenhagen "blue onion" to me, but as you say it is called...
renoir?
Old Sheffield plate, a real beauty. Could be a sander? Cross keys logo
Not so sure myself. Skeptical.
First rule of faking - if you don't want to get caught, only fake mid-price pieces!
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