Here's a very interesting article on the history of ceramics repair.. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/repairing-broken-ceramics
Her left hand is missing. She's going up on eBay as a creepy killer doll. I was inspired by that and her enigmatic expression.[ATTACH]
Yes Bronwen, but the stamp ink is smudged, so hard to tell.
Thanks everyone. I knew you all would have good answers and comments. She is meant to be a tea cozy if you interpret the split and padded...
I think the date is in the label, if I can get it translated....
Hello, I have a circa 1940s (?) Russian Tea Doll with a label. I tried to decipher it with an on-line Cyrillic alphabet but can't make heads nor...
I just picked up a dragon cloisonne vase for my collection yesterday ($18), so it got me started digging also. I found one nearly identical to...
That's because of discrimination in education and hiring practices.
And here's one of them! Signe Hornborg: Signelinna (1892) Pori, Finland, [ATTACH]
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Now that I see the rest of the photos, I was mistaken, not from the 1970s. Looks closer to first quarter 20th century.
Just speaking from experience. MOST of the stuff survived the little heathens.[ATTACH]
Only one pic so far, will need more. First impression is a 1970s repro. Here's a Wiki entry on the Eagle Lock Co....
If I may add a cautionary tale? The seat is machine-woven cane, not hand-woven. You can tell the difference by the continuous spline around the...
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I'm having some trouble seeing sharp enough details on your images. The rim on yours does look irregular, as if it was finished by hand. I would...
MY mother always said "Anything worth doing is worth overdoing!"
Silly pants!
Here is an article on the Baroque pearls of the Medici- be sure to click on the links for some breath-taking photos!...
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