Greg, your story reminded me of my neighbor and a co-worker. My neighbor does clean outs. Sometimes he will bring me things to research. One...
Definitely clean and protect with saddle soap. There is a product called Leather New by Farnam that I love. It cleans and conditions the leather....
A few close-up photographs would be helpful. Are the white lines below the horses hoofs/hooves a signature? [ATTACH]
I don't recognize but someone else might.
Even though the bottoms may not be marked, always show a photograph of the base because some makers can easily be identified by the base.
This older dress clip had coated wood beads. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Looks like an oil lamp missing some of the pieces.
I found this website that has the haveli doors that Alex posted about. Some doors are similar to the OP's piece....
It looks like a piece my Aunt & Uncle had. They purchased it at Pier 1 Imports back in the late 60's when Pier 1 had unusual items and not at all...
I agree with KikoBlueEyes on the spelling. I enlarged the signature and the title. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sorgentri Skov n.f. Sluttet according to Google translate is Danish. The English Translation from Google "Sorgentri Skov n.f. Exclusive"
Here is another Asian piece from the same auction, estimate $50 to $100. Sold for $5000. It's great for the seller but it certainly doesn't give...
That was my exact reaction.
What did they miss? The seller must be doing the happy dance. Estimate $200 to $300 Sold $21,000!...
I'm not sure about the collar but the head piece looks handmade. The collar looks like it could be a combination of machine and hand stitching....
I had good luck with putting it into a plastic bag between dryer sheets, like Downy or Snuggle. I left it for two weeks, changed the sheets and...
Here is a similar pair that sold for $53 on ebay. I searched Imari Goblets https://www.ebay.com/itm/303125846290
I would do more research before dismissing it. It is possible that this could be an early piece.
D. Log or Lag de J**llo The stars represent "I can't even guess".
Thank you Marie. That's helpful. Wellfleet brought back some great memories. Many years ago, my friend had a summer home in South Yarmouth. We...
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