Is a cool little elephant. Thanks for the ID Anundverkaufen!
I would've said Chinese right off the bat. "Peranakan" is relatively new to me, and I'm fascinated by the history.
Love the pig orchestra! I saw Teyfarth, but yes, Seyfarth sounds more plausible.
I think JB Miller nailed it in the second link. Although one of the crown marks is blurry, it does seem to be the same crown mark. I read the...
It reminds me of the Carstens Tonnieshof two towers mark -- West German mid-century pottery -- but it's only similar. [IMG]
If you've a good library near you, you'll probably find some good reference books there.
These figures, and the flat back figures, were largely made for the rising middle class who couldn't afford the costly porcelain figures of the...
I rarely go to Value Village here -- have to drive almost into town (ick) -- someone wasn't looking, and good for you!
The impressed marks on the base are the date marks. See bookahtoo's reply above.
I'm not a toy collector, so I have no idea except to say that some are maybe near antique (100 years old). I know some of the members are very...
I've not seen that mark on any RCD (not that that means much, LOL!) nor that pattern on the outside of the bowl. It could be another...
I know nothing about stuffed toys, but looks like there are some older ones there, and some really cute ones! Bonjour de Canada!
Yowser! Congrats!
Milk jug, maybe. But not chocolate pot without a lid. It could be English, but I'm not certain. I also think second half of the 19th c.
Well, I don't think a repro, but the Staffordshire "period" was a long one! Been through the wars a bit.
Probably correct -- I think it's a souvenir.
It would have to be post 1919 as Czechoslovakia was "created" after WW1.
Komokwa celebrates Passover, I believe, but this group are non-discriminatory wishers! :cat:
Honorific mark, then. :)
Nope! We call 'em "learning experiences!" ;)
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