I don't recognize the motifs from the little I saw of Morocco recently, but I did see a lot of leather and brass work and small leather covered...
Wow!
Lovely mystery and fantastic description and explanation. You had me hooked. And kudos to @Hollyblue for knowing what it was.
Welcome. If you want some feedback on your table, repost it in the furniture thread.
Imagine you are a young girl in a village preparing for your wedding. You buy fabric from a vendor; you cut it and create the creases, and you...
@2manybooks or @moreotherstuff might help. Abebooks has a rare book collection section. Sniped by @Debora
I did some research on his signature on other sand paintings, and this does not look similar at all. I am not a person of knowledge though. Lot...
Looks like hand work to me - the stitches are uneven - this is a good sign. The underlying brocade does not appear to be silk though. I am no...
Back from Morocco. No antiques to take home, just old stuff to see. I will post the fantastic fossils I got on the finds thread though.
Off to Morocco for two weeks
Good to hear from you. Are you interested in some non antiques?
Here is a mention of the Soga Bros as a Kabuki tale. As with all the internet postings, this could be completely apocryphal. I am just...
Welcome. I adore odd also.
I see them too and drips under the first one's eyes. Resin can be carved.
On the back or bottom of objects, there can be an impressed, etched, engraved, etc. mark with the maker's logo or the artist's signature. In...
Schweppes Limited Porcelain Lined Siphon Bottle found its way home to my house and also a coke bottle from Detroit. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Too bad. I was hoping.
The lot was passed. The first bid was $74, but that apparently didn't meet the reserve. I checked and it was never offered again on Live...
Great research!
Nice piece. No help though.
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