It does look like it had a hard time in the kiln.
As said, I think it's coincidental: [ATTACH]
I'm sure it's coincidental, but it looks Egyptianesque to me.
Kinda cool. Here's a 1773 (currently on eBay) that shows the correct spelling: [ATTACH]
Sphinx.
I'll try a different one later.
Maybe scan it, print the scan, and make a sort of dust jacket to cover the original.
Haven't seen that poodle before. Mostly see deer.
Maybe a fishing net awl?
Wouldn't they have had duty marks back then?
It looks to me like a print, but I can't tell for sure. I found one online for $1200, another for $600, and a third for $60. According to...
Lots of pieces with crossed swords are not Meissen. In this case, the mark is looking good.
My guess is that's a decorator's mark and the plate is from the '50s or '60s. I'm not getting an 18th C vibe from it. The decoration seems to me...
The base is relatively thin material. The bridge across the center is additional support to stop it from collapsing under the weight of the lion...
It looks more like metal type casting than engraving, and in the old copper-plate type script. I agree that the "window" would be for the...
I think if it was Fenton, the full surface would be iridized.
Is it brown color over a white ceramic? Böttgerware is chocolate brown throughout. Böttger is accredited as the discoverer of hard paste...
I don't know anything bout it, but it has a Fenton-ish look to me.
Beautiful. Franz only needs to be able to run faster than you! A favorite Apocalpyse Now scene: [MEDIA]
I know there are YouTube videos on selling collections.
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