The flowers are very close to what we see on Isnik pottery or Rhodian ware ...so maybe, like the pottery, Turkish?
Aren't they or at least one of them a mandala?
Not yet, but funny story (as usual) - when I bought it, someone had fitted a made in China tripod stabilizer to the pointy end, so the cane stood...
No, not entirely ..a colleague bought it for ~$500 at auction, where it was sold as "a cane containing a violin bow" ...three of us were standing...
@J Dagger I used to own one of these, a system cane containing a violin and bow. Sold it for a small fortune about 20 years ago! [IMG]
Using tenths of a foot are just the *lazy* way - by doing tenths of a foot, typing reports can be so much less work, e.g. 1.5 vs. 1ft 6" or 1-15/16";)
Yes, I think it is a piece of cinnabar, hand carved to a degree and of average 20thc export quality. Looks like it got a bit wet up top tho ...
@Bronwen Tortoiseshell is the original "plastic" and can be heat formed into just about anything of *any* thickness if you have enough of it,...
Exactly. The circles are more numerous at the root end, just like this where the segments are shorter.
OK!
They told me not to bother looking for gold in that tub of "costume" as they had already taken all the "real" gold out. If my pieces were the...
@say_it_slowly I just read the other thread and I still have no idea what the hell a 3D painting is ....:arghh:
Very cool looking key - sorry no idea what it's for!
Yes folks, a once in a lifetime find - saw a garage sale on my way home from Sunday brunch ...1 o'clock in the afternoon, almost didn't stop!
Very little Murano glass is signed, Venini is, but not much else. The shape is a lot like some Murano ashtrays, but the colour, not so much...
Glass?
Of course - when I said pre-Dubai, I was using Dubai as an adjective describing the obscene excesses associated with that city.
This, I believe, would have been made before Dubai? The previous (deceased) owner was rather ancient and most of the stuff originated from the...
Yes, they fluoresce, a LOT!
Yes, unbelievably sold for fifty cents.
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