In the photos, some of the gilding (especially the bow) looks brighter, shinier than other gilded parts.
There appears to be some "restoration" of some of the gilding. It's a tray for something -- breakfast set? I'm guessing late 19th/early 20th c....
I watch some little videos on FB of a mudlarker (people who comb the Thames foreshores for items) and she has unearthed a few of the ink bottles...
If you scroll halfway down, you will see a similar image on a child's plate that has the alphabet around the rim. Late 19th c. made by Wileman in...
Well, that'll make it easy to figure out who the bad guys are! :D
:hilarious: I call occasions like this little brain fa*ts.
Yes, that brushed brown on the base always makes one think of Southeast Asian factories with their attempt to "age" something. However, I paused...
Looks like he's part of an Oom-pah band, so German is likely. He's super cute! How tall is he? If small, might possibly be a fairing, but I...
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Oooh! Lovely!
I don't know much about French porcelain, but this one doesn't look genuine and the mark looks suspect. Here's another mark: [IMG]
I'm stumped!
Myrna is THE expert. She also has a FB page.
Now watch that someone finds out it is British!:hilarious: However, Staffordshire dogs and figures and flatbacks have been copied for so long...
Seems it was a question in another thread -- could be a retailer's mark, or the mark of another factory that had a hand in the finished product....
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