Well, considering he's more into incunabula (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incunable) that one is a bit new for him. ;)
I like AF's story better, though! ;)
I think the curlicue one is 60s/70s but the plainer one might be earlier...but I don't know much about this stuff. Pretty!
Bwhahahahaha! And then the sock puppets morphed into sock monkeys and the world was DOOMED! :beaver::D
I'm just creeped out by a grown man playing with a doll. What is he thinking?
Yep -- 19th Staff chinoiserie. I always call cups without saucers "orphans" but I don't have a special name for saucers without cups. Dunno why...
What's wrong with the back?
"Someone" once told me that Chinese cloisonne on a copper base is generally older than on a brass base. No idea if that is correct. The...
Nice. Yes, I think kutani as I see the character for "9" in the mark -- you have it correctly oriented, but I dunno what the rest of it...
AF's humour, Brad's legs and Spring's imagination (not to mention his love of cannons) -- gosh, a girl could get quite...! :D
Too funny! "Abused themselves" has a different meaning today than it did in 1682 (which, if I read the Roman numerals correctly, is the...
Er, simply...
With those dimensions, I think it is simple a box. Bit large for trinket box, but that could be it, too, I guess.
Cremate -- I love it! AF -- one can make/drink tea whilst reading -- done it thousands of times personally with only a few drops spilt! :beaver:
Dunno anything about it, but it's interesting and I rather like it!
On the Wheel of Fad Favour, barometers have rotated to the "Not In Favour" section... Long-handled copper bed warmers used to be popular at one...
I googled: http://gotheborg.com/glossary/jurentang.shtml
Agree -- painting is quite fine on this one. No idea what a jurentang vase is, though!
Geez, took me a long time to find the Royal Worcester "fret mark:"...
OK, silver tea cups are silly because the handle would get hot and uncomfortable to hold. But I wouldn't say "no thanks" if someone offered me...
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