I'm getting more of an Italian vibe than a French vibe, but not 100% positive on that.
The crazing is intentional, and I think it's 20th c and not antique, but certainly vintage. I think that I see some discolouration from tape...
Looks like it to me with those initials and date.
Your imari kinda looking thing is Japanese and made in the 1980s. I have some similar pieces that I was given as a wedding gift. Good quality...
Sorry, I haven't sold for years or kept up with the market much. But it is very decorative. Price would depend on size. The bigger it is, the...
True, but then, who said designers/artists are practical? :D
I dunno about knock-off. Maybe a common mold on both sides of the pond? Post 1891 in date, though.
Nice vase, but I vote for newer with the stamped mark, the black overrun on the base and the gilded decoration around the neck is stamped or...
No, it's for flowers. Back in the 18th/19th c, England had something called a bough pot which looked similar. You would put decorative branches...
Cool look to them, though!
Well, it does look better quality than most Chinese stuff, but I think with those characters in the cartouches, it is Chinese. Just my opinion,...
I think it says Klein.
If you turn the mark a bit, it looks like the outline of a vase on the green rectangle. I wonder if that's an importer's mark? Very nice little...
It was great the the Lion Dance was performed this year for the first time since the pandemic. You used to be able to get some really neat stuff...
I love Desimone stuff. I have a jug that I keep my art pens in.
Actually, the 100 makes me think Czech as a Japanese item would either have a Made in Japan sticker (removed) or numbers stamped, not impressed on...
Quonley's? I haven't wandered around Chinatown for ages. Must do so soon.
Same thing as your second mask, I think.
Where's that thread I had about the mask my neighbour thought was First Nations, but was leather and made in Mexico or somewhere south? Looked a...
Ah, I love these things. I have a couple myself that I bought locally for pennies. Nice that you have the lid! AFAIK, these things may still be...
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