It's there Sue, just a little hard to read. Changing the color might help it stand out more. It still looks really cool! Don
Hello and welcome larryE! I'm afraid I have to agree with NewEngland. Your pot does not have antique value but it does have decorative value....
Thank you, Asian Fever and Houseful. The pictures of a Chinese jar was very helpful to my understanding of Chinese vs. Japanese tea jars. I was...
Hi Diggingin - actually cobalt Nippon can do quite well. Condition looks iffy on your set, though. Missing sugar lid, broken teapot finial will...
Thank you for your response Asian Fever. I am afraid that I can't tell if the decoration has faded or not. There is stripe around the top...
Sorry - on closer examination I do see interior crazing but only on the very bottom. Don
Bakersgma - if anything it's a little more brown than the pictures show. In researching I came across the word "tea-stained" and that pretty well...
Hello Board Buddies - I believe I've identified this as a Chinese tea jar (thanks to previous posts on this board). The problem is I have no idea...
Can't blame you for thinking it might be American. The buff colored clay does point in that direction but, like Brad, I've never seen it before...
One of the benefits of insomnia is that it does allow for some in-depth sleuthing every now and then as the rest of the household sleeps....
Hi cluttered! I agree they look very similar on the foot shape until you turn them over. The RS feet tend to flow from the body rather than...
I'll go with German or Austrian. It does have some RS Prussia similarities but I think the bottom and finial are not quite right for RS. Usually...
It looks like a chip to me. Is it glazed over? That's usually what I use as a determining factor as to whether it's a factory issue or not. If...
Sorry for the delay folks! The lamp shade did arrive and we have it perched on our floor lamp in the living room. It scared me a little when it...
Oh, how I wish I had a story like that! At least he got it all done at once. Mine was a 20-30 year process. I put more than one dentist's kid...
You are most welcome, Jim. Identifying the flowers could be a bit difficult. You frequently find flowers depicted in china decorations that...
I think it's Nippon based on the shape and colors. The cobalt blue rim and the red and lime green decoration are characteristic of circa 1900...
Oh sure, enjoy your slim jims you fancy people with your own teeth! :woot: Don
Sorry, I had hoped one or the other way would work. I'm glad you're happy with the price though. Actually $24.99 doesn't look like too bad a...
Hello and welcome Jim! It's hard to tell from the pictures but these look like they might be what is called "copper lustre" or possibly "pink...
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