thompson
Bonjour!
Ok, it doesn't look like a reproduction to me. I actually like it better than the Bradley and Hubbard piece.
It could be a silk rug, please post close up photos of the reverse side need to see threads, so detail please.
There are reproductions too ...be careful!
Interesting, I thought they were quite common - or let's say USED to be common ...:)
Eugenie A Sasquatch :D
Agree with @moreotherstuff - hand coloured photo.
Marks and Spencer?
Quick and dirty method ...take a REALLY REALLY small amount of unobtrusive fluff/strands from the rug and burn it with a bic lighter. :eek: Do the...
These look like city rugs (Tehran), very fine and precise work. One of them I would say is a Kerman. The animal rug could be silk? These would...
Interesting link Chuck, good info ..kinda like the Murano artists that moved to Canada and made Chalet glass.
Amateur work Dave, curiosity value only, and not much at that.:(
This is a tribal prayer rug and there is nothing wrong with it! I think it's quite a nice piece, but there again I like things made with heart...
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Haven't we seen this before? Incidentally, raku doesn't do well outside if you are in a climate that gets frost. Porous raku absorbs moisture and...
A portrait of of a gentleman mid 19thc isn't going to be ever worth a lot unless the sitter was famous/artist was primarily a portrait artist ..a...
go get some Stoli
OK, have no experience with a piece like this, sorry .. One thing that did come to mind was that the cover was from another porcelain vase and...
Where is the mark - and - which part is the porcelain bit? the cover?
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