My thought was Belgian also based entirely on the look of the impressed numbers! Weird how one’s mind works...
Good information, and context is important for most translation.
Absolutely aesthetic with that sunflower and looks BRITISH to me. I dunno who the guy is — some Renaissance dude like Dante or maybe from the...
Oh, what is the truth about marks? :confused: I dunno. But there are a few sites that have seemed reliable and I have used many times:...
Looks like a carved hard stone picture which you could still probably buy at a Chinese gift/import store. Cute, decorative, but usually not much...
Not at all! We love to heave from the people who really know! :)
Is that a resist technique. Almost looks like studio pottery, but really good! Reminds me of craft pottery from the 70s and 80s, but I could be...
Conte and Boehm also made bisque porcelain.
Here is Travis Henry’s website. Cowichan is about 30 minutes from here. It is possible that Mom and Dad got it at Artina’s here in Victoria....
Ooh, now there’s something I should look for when I can finally go to a thrift or Antique fair!
Yes, I believe that is the same as on my Mom’s pendant! Thanks for the ID!
Not big initials, but single engraved lines. I think the J extends more than the other 2 initials. Cool if it is Travis Henry!
Likely Japanese, early 20th c I think. Not a very high quality and would have had a lid — like a ginger jar.
Not Meissen, but with that impressed mark and the general detailing, I would guess European. Another German factory, Austrian, Bohemian, etc.
I do t I don’t know, but the initials on the back are TJH.
Nor me. I wouldn’t give it away!
I am keeping 4 pieces from the jewelry I found in my Mom's a desk. One is a small sterling locket with my Mom's initials engraved on it....
From what I see, it looks like quite a thin foot rim that is mostly glazed — maybe stuck to the kiln floor when fired?
Thanks, Lloyd249!
The Mexican one is not marked, so I think OBB is right that it could be alpaca. Pretty thing, anyway. The marcasite and paste brooch is an...
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