I can't make out the words, but the scene suggests this is part of a larger group of tapestries, apparently the dress of the lady in the (missing)...
They call that "flocking" - I worked in a silkscreen outfit in the 70's and we used that stuff ..it gets *everywhere* if you aren't careful!
This is an amateur work in my opinion.
Interestingly, I find that Chinese productions do not have bottoms like this, usually have a ground pontil, sometimes rough, sometimes...
Pretty nice, haven't seen any Chinese glass like that *yet* - but haven't been looking much either ..has a sort of French feel on first glance,...
Davey - people stateside don't know what a fabricator is, (although they can probably guess) *britspeak!*
@Savvy*Spyglass*Treasures - Thanks!:) It's an 18thc. Georgian period “wrythen” ale glass c.1780, ht. 5″
Clear glass is one of the most difficult things to photograph effectively. It usually has to be back-lit and back-lit with reflective light! That...
Ha! @Bev aka thelmasstuff nailed it! well done!
Ok, well if they are ivory, you have a couple of very nice things ..not sure where or when though.
Very difficult to see what these are made of from the photos, why do you think the material may be ivory?
I think you might have the right painter although the quality of the other examples does seem slightly better; possibly just the photograph...
Just as an aside, those Rodin nude studies in watercolour are almost always fakes, almost impossible to authenticate, there are thousands of them...
@Figtree3 I could have opened it by now of course, but I've turned it into a kind of game with myself - sort of like waiting to open a Christmas...
These are beauties ..Meiji period Japanese bronzes. Lovely.
The wood looks like ebony so more than likely African and maybe a person's name?
E and Co is usually an Elkington company mark, worth a check maybe ..although on second glance that might be C and Co!
I think this could be just a button - what size is it?
Don't put your teeth on such a high shelf in the bathroom next time, OK?
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