Didn't we already say this was ok?
Nice job!
If you are referring to Joan Frans Berg, this painting is not his style or technique. Perhaps you are thinking of another painter named "Berg"?
Maybe not, but I guarantee it is ..that is what we use when framing in this style.
Those "fillets" are usually cork and that is of course what you are seeing as "wedges". The panel is, as you say, cluttered, beveled on two edges...
That's the liner, Bron, the cloth covered "mat" you see on the front.
If the oak back view of the painting is the actual panel (I suggest it is) my opinion is that the panel has been reduced to suit the frame and...
Just found another like yours, described as an aquatint(?) same style title, they say it's early 1900's, could be I suppose, needs further...
The enlargement doesn't look like a typical Currier and Ives lithograph texture that I've seen. All correct sizes are in the link - image, paper...
Common name in the trade for this kind of repair is "tinkered" ...as in "tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor" (or spy;))
looks like yours is smaller than the original
This is not soft paste but ironstone and very Masons- like.
Chinese export, my guess is Tongzhi or Guangxu, unusual but very attractive border design ..butterfly motifs tend to be associated with rose...
It's a beauty if it is!
Absolutely! And if you really want to put lead in your pencil, buy some Glengettie tea :jawdrop:
In some ways, (and I do not mean to be facetious) the story reminds me of the dilemma of the bushman in the movie "the gods must be crazy"
One spoonful for each cup and one more for the pot. That is how you make real tea.
Don't worry about the signature, this is handwriting and will vary slightly from piece to piece - especially if you're in a room signing your name...
Austrian pieces tend to be finished to a higher degree so I think Israel is very likely.
it's porcelain not pottery BTW
Separate names with a comma.
