My favourite stone. :)
Is Calvin related to the Hunt family on Vancouver Island (Henry Hunt and family)?
I dunno how the 2 colors were done, but it's cool! Doesn't look printed from the photos.
Porcelain is translucent, so hold it up to a strong light and see if any shines through. However, as was said above, latter half of the 19th c....
Interesting info. I usually think first half of 20th c when I see those stamped Chinese marks on the base.
Those are the most elaborate costumes that I've seen on busts of these types. :)
I think a student pottery piece. Pretty good, but I think the design is an imitation of mcm Italian. :)
@say_it_slowly Another forum on FaceBook sent me a different collector's weekly article which seems to almost nail down an attribution of Franz...
Well, found an answer on another forum. This jar is missing the factory mark and pattern name. It is Cumberlidge and Humphreys and the pattern...
Thanks so much, SIS! I did think it was German/Bohemian/Austrian and I definitely see a P F and K in the mark, but that's just my figuring....
@Ownedbybear ?
Visiting an old friend of my mother's today, she asked me about a pair of glass vases (separate thread) and this pottery temple jar (about 10"...
I was visiting an old friend of my mother's today and she will be moving to assisted living in the near future. She asked me about a couple of...
I'm torn. I think British, but not as early as OBB thinks. It could be continental as well, (Germany, Bavaria) as I've seen that fine numbering...
Home hobbyist ceramic?
That type of gilding and wear of that gilding seems to point to Japan to me.
Thought you might like a little info -- his stuff sells pretty well. https://spiritsofthewestcoast.com/collections/denny-dixon
I had to translate prunkteller. I knew that teller is plate, and prunkteller is splendid plate according to google translate. I guess we would...
I think this is a fairly new production and really for decorative purposes.
I don't see anything wrong with the mark as it is in the photo. There is lots of info about the various crossed swords online, but I wouldn't know...
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