Oriental signatures on artworks were accompanied very often by stamped marks - in painting, we see these stamped marks as small red rectangles or...
I knew I had one somewhere - it was in the cupboard. This one is 17th or 18thc, pretty typical of the genre. You see at least one at the old...
You're lucky Bron, all I ever saw were loads of old master copies of varying vintage, all gazing up to you-know-who (out of frame) - at least you...
Yep, the good ol' penitent magdalen. Reni did a few of these too, I think I might still have an old oil somewhere, popular subject through the ages.
Matches maybe? To avoid the bulge in the suit caused by a matchbox? No striker needed, just strike them on the butler's head, right?
I disagree. It was probably used to have a toke, dontch'a think?:angelic::facepalm::eggface::wacky:
Then it is a Loo table if it tilts. The game of Loo was popular in the 19thc. Oval tables like this are sold in the trade as Loo tables - they are...
Could be Persian or Turkish IMHO
Well they are definitely Walrus tusk, I have a bunch that I use to restore Inuit soapstone pieces that use bits of it here and there. Not sure...
Toothpicks for the smart man-about-town?
I have a piece of Chelsea with a pseudo Chinese mark ..very cool thing to own, your Worcester piece is quite lovely, maybe you should keep it!!:)
It is a genuine Miro lithograph, HC is equivalent of Artist's Proof. Generally speaking, HC's are worth less than numbered editions as there is...
If the top tilts you could call it a loo table.
but only $16.77 to me - and I don't even live in the States! Gotta love that eBay shipping calculator!!
They are definitely NOT teak! Teak does not take stains or polish well as it is full of silica and is rather coarse grained. This wood is a fine...
try putting it in a ziploc with some baking soda for a couple of days
Made in England?
That's good. As you saw on the link I posted, the shape is called mokko gata in Japanese.
I say there is one or more pieces missing because there are four sections. Four is an extremely unlucky number in Chinese culture as the word for...
You know it might be something used for sauce in a dim sum place (some time back, that is!) The waitress would have sauces stacked on the cart and...
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