Great eyes! Thanks. So he was a Midlands artist who like to holiday and paint in Wales. Here's another of his works. Web site says 1860-1927....
This is the piece that needs refurbishing? Debora [ATTACH]
Yes, it does. Perhaps someone can decipher. Debora [ATTACH]
Does this work appear to have his name and town written on the wood at bottom? Debora [ATTACH]
Nothing much about him to be found on the internet. Wonder if he wasn't a Sunday painter. Still, his work is charming and you did good at £1...
Thank you so much for joining us, @Calcifer. You've very welcome here. Debora
According to the period engraving in a Paris museum, the name is M.W. Toy. And they were a retailer; that may be why all their goods weren't...
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Try Alexander Lawson. https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/alexander-lawson-british-active-1890-1903-115-c-ee64fdd8ef [ATTACH]
Or an Ikebana vase missing its stand. eBay Item No. 256820611472. Debora [ATTACH]
Apparently, Zaphir was only around for a short time, 1978 to mid-1980s. Debora https://www.elportalporcelana.info/Zaphir.htm
He's a little shepherd. He's wearing breeches and has a botijo de pastor or a shepherd's gourd at his side. Not so much a regional costume as an...
Born c. 1887. Married Colin Campbell in Winnipeg, Canada in 1909. Died 1974 in Portland, Oregon. Not much information but nothing that connects...
Ditto re refinishing. IMHO, refinishing destroys the integrity of a piece, which is demonstrated by the honest wear it's received over time. Debora
Shaker furniture is both functional and unadorned. Here's an example of a Shaker chair. [ATTACH]
I read "Armentier" too. Debpra
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The other similars I'm seeing on the internet are described as "Indian," "rosewood" and "silver wire work." Debora...
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1940s. Those wallpaper panels behind them are quite interesting. Debora
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