Almost all the Herend pieces that turn up here in Indiana are exactly that. And usually factory seconds to boot. Don
Thank you all for your opinions. I'll search for a Steuben mark but it seems unlikely - the quality just isn't there. There are tiny bubbles...
I'm not sure exactly why sick animal figurines became popular but they seem to have started up some time around or just before the Depression era....
Hello Board Friends! I bought this little bowl at auction today thinking it might be Duncan Miller's chartreuse but so far haven't been able to...
I agree with SBSVC. Maybe it's a function of my age but I just can't seem to move back and forth in a post like I used to. The exception is if...
Certain marks are assumed to denote quality and so are widely imitated. The hope is that the buyer will see the mark as say "Ah, this is a good...
Yes, it's another hallmark. It's cheaper to keep using one decal than creating multiple decals. Don
Carboy is my word of the day - I never heard of a carboy before: Just for fun from Google: The word carboy is from the Persian qarābah (قرابه),...
Agree - I don't think the age is going to make much difference. Around here they still sell as coin banks. Grandparents still put loose change...
The PRC stands for People's Republic of China. Don
I was wrong. It's still unidentified. http://www.eapgs.org/patterns/full-images.php?idx=30750&pat=3767
It might help to repost this with EAPG in the title. I think someone who knows EAPG well will be able to help. It was an unidentified pattern...
The color is also wrong for Limoges. The background color should be a rich cobalt blue not a black. Most scenes on Limoges pieces like this are...
They certainly look like the Hull marks as shown in my book (The Collectors Encyclopedia of Hull Pottery by Brenda Roberts). Your pots are not...
Sorry everyone, late to the party again! I'd go with "Set of Six BIBI Nippon Nut Dishes - Autumn Trees, Cobalt & Gold Decoration". I think the...
I believe it is possible. Some items have multiple coats of glaze. I suppose it can happen where only the outside glaze is the one that crazes....
I'm used to seeing these with decals on the top - mostly florals. They used to show up at at local auctions pretty regularly. I always thought...
Oh, SIS! I'm so sorry - I missed the news.:sorry: Don
Thanks, UncleChuckTX! I knew there was info out there somewhere! Don
Blenko produced a similar vase but there is also a very closely related vase out there. I got in trouble because I sold a vase like this as...
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