I'd buy it just because it's yellow -- my favourite colour. But it's also a cool lamp.
I suspect Chevron Products was a company that made souvenir and advertising wares, etc. Google was no help on that though. Searching...
I expect you could, if you could find someone to do it, and it would cost a great deal of money. However, if these pieces are 18th c, then you...
Yes, Brad is right -- hairline cracks.
Doesn't look Derby to me, but I admit that 18th/early 19th c porcelain is not my forte. I couldn't find any Derby marks on google that are like...
You could describe them as stress cracks. Also, a cup, saucer and side plate are often referred to as a trio.
Yikes, reading a bit of Chris Marshall's info, I would have a lot of trouble figuring who done what when with all the permutations of that...
Well, when they lived there back in the 60s, Hemet was a sleepy retirement city as far as I knew.
Maybe try an good auction house and send them the photos. Sotheby's, Bonham's etc. I don't know anywhere near enough to say one way or another,...
Geez, that's a nice vase. Never heard of SBCD and I would've guessed it was older -- design is a bit of a throwback to earlier in the 20th c.
Huh. What makes you think Derby and not Meissen?
I dunno -- it could be antique for all I know. But the best thing is that you like it and that's what counts.
Gotta be one of the American companies with that base. Love the glaze colour!
Good heavens! My great aunt and uncle (long since passed away) lived in Hemet. Never been there, though. I think that your bowl might be...
I bought a liquid cleaner that was supposed to fit the purpose, can't remember the name or product, but I suspect I was over-zealous and some of...
It is a cool design. *Slaps wrist.* Remember, you're de-accessioning, de-accessioning...:D
I think that somebody slipped when applying that air brushed decoration. Looks like a hobbyist was trying to up-scale a plain plate. Look how...
Decoupage. Or a transfer. You can get various mediums to apply that will give the crackle look. I think someone painted an old redware vase and...
Needs a clean. I would suspect that the varnish has tarnished. :D But, I didn't have good results when I tried to clean cigarette smoke off a...
Well, that's the thing -- so many honorific marks that one can get led astray easily. I know I do, LOL.
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