I don't imagine it was used inside the mine, thinking more of a lamp to use at night inside the worker's tent ...either that or an opium lamp...
This is my best guess too Bron, BTW it was found in an old Chinese mining camp excavation in BC Canada.
I think you nailed it mate!
Had this for some time and thought it would be fun to get some other eyes on it to see what we can come up with. Hard paste porcelain, top just...
Have you seen the movie "The Boyfriend"? Twiggy and Tommy Tune star in it - good movie! Twiggy was one of what were known as "Dolly Mods" back...
Really lovely piece - Well done! A great score.
wow, heckuva score! good for you!
Hi @jingyel It wasn't me!! The blue and gold one with the pheasants was my choice ... Nice piece though! Here's the wiki page on the factory...
IMHO extremely unlikely, but there again, just my 2 cents.
One thing I did like about the embroidery was the use of the wheatsheaf motif in the roundel, suggesting that the garment was made for someone in...
Could also be something a waitress would wear serving dim sum, not today of course, it is an old piece.
Ooh ..that's nice, 18th century, English ..What a beauty - Chelsea-ish? (just a guess)
I think it's 20th century, maybe (guess here) just post Ching, so maybe around the 1920's ..the decor is traditional in form but the execution a...
The coat is Chinese of course, what size is it? Could it be a child size by any chance?
I agree, the handle does look English and the Gothic revival style puts it in the third quarter of the 19thc - still, the paste is very white and...
Are you sure the cups and saucers are English? The paste looks awfully white for bone china, looks more like hardpaste and the decoration isn't...
OK! next time I'm in the Kring Loper in Almere, I'll be careful not to ask for any bargoens! :D
If you can assemble the whole thing without glue and keep the pieces in position, the best repair would be with superglue. Just 'dot' or...
Yes indeed, They are very very nice! I have a feeling we are talking maybe 20 grand or more though, nay? :eek:
Ok I stand corrected! :bag: In the native examples shown above, pigments were applied to the screen which bled into one another when squeegeed...
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