I'll have to back off on the antique idea. The pattern looks art nouveau to me, but having looked up the Cluny pattern, I see that there is...
Certainly looks art deco and pre-war to me.
That pose just looks painful.
I think it could be Art Nouveau of the period, i.e. antique, but I agree that the painting isn't particularly good - an amateur's attempt at the...
Might be, but also maybe not.
Very art nouveau shape. I wonder if it hasn't been over-painted in gold at a later date.
The link that Deborah provided gives the original prints an 18th C date, but yours seem to be much later photo-mechanical reproductions, probably...
Surprised they didn't turn that stopper into a bobeche.
Also called a slapstick.
Looks like the original loupe.
This looks molded to me. I think resin.
Portraits realized 11.2 million pounds....
Is the center one a true garnet?
I would guess the woman is making an offering to the man, not the snake.
I find it odd that I can't find the original of this particular Buddha online. Searching the image finds similar diecasts, but without details....
I don't think so either. He had a smaller chin and a bigger nose. Were you told it was MacDonald?
It's a Chinese sewing basket with a Peking Glass ring. Very popular early in the 20th C. This one is relatively plain.
I'd guess it's amateur painted and those are the painter's initials. You'll likely never know who made the porcelain.
It's a bowl with koi on the rim. Has it been polished?
I believe that Mithras was a god whose cult was primarily Roman and military, so comparison to Roman weaponry might be the way to go.
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