It may be that these are bits and pieces salvaged from something larger. How creative are you?
From your photos, I'm guessing you have bits and pieces that would assemble into something larger.
"palace lantern"? [IMG]
I tend to think it's decorative just because that is usually the case. But the decorative item wouldn't exist if there wasn't some real thing to...
It's possible there's a mark under the felt, but more likely not to be. The felt looks uneven and likely added later.
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Strong lines as I see in yours might be indicative of French Ivory, which is a particular type of celluloid made to imitate ivory, but that's pure...
I think you might have a representation of a Dharmapala. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38216 [IMG]
Could be USA - Carl Erickson
Wouldn't buffing the numbers off deface the piece? They are present. You didn't put them there, and don't know who did. Leave them alone.
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Figure looks very Dutch to me.
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It was on Pinterest. I was Google Image searching "Selene cameo" after seeing the post by Willcpfc. Just my love of eye candy.
No great bargains. Bought for myself. The two larger (6") are by Carl Thieme. The smaller (4") is KPM. [ATTACH] The KPM is "March" from a...
Rhenania Porcelain, Duisdorf, Germany Very attractive.
The coin I see that has Victoria on one side and Britannia on the other is a penny. I have seen enameled coins before. It's something people did.
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