Well, believe it or not, I do have a find -- which I "found" on that other place! ;) 1949 Royal Worcester cigarette holder -- not remarkable...
Cool info, Fig. Thanks for posting. Back in the day, it wasn't so weird for brothers and sisters to live together -- it was practical in many...
Seems there was a reprint in 1924 -- Willis N. Bugbee Co., was a publisher and Willis himself penned some stuff. Also, one can download some of...
Land of the Barefoot Boy? Wow. Sounds like a great book! I should look for a copy, and it sounds like something Fig would like... :)
All I can tell you is that prong set stones are a plus -- a jeweler told me that. :)
No reason not to think it's the real (IMHO late 19th c) deal -- Japanese rather than Chinese, I think, because of the cranes. I like it, too!
LOL! I came late to the part as usual, but could've told you right off the bat what this was! I guess they must've been popular around here...
I didn't know we were supposed to introduce ourselves! Hi, my name is Wendy and I've been an addict, er, collector (and very occasional) seller...
Very good photos, Spring. And may I add it's nice to "see" you again! Asking price was $350K and Mr. Billionaire examined it in person and...
Thank you, Peter. What I wonder is why you can offer us an "ignore" feature, whereas ebay/Lithium apparently can't. ;)
I can't remember -- is a stone 12 lbs?
Ah, you'll need someone better at asian ceramics than I to say if Chinese or Japanese. For me, I think Japanese is usually more delicate/refined...
Oh dear. Well, imari is only Japanese. Copies of imari style can be Chinese or English. The Chinese can also reproduce (er, fake) Japanese...
Hope you were suitably surprised, Susan, and hope you had a very happy b-day!
You could use that painter's or "frog" tape to cover the painted parts when cleaning the chrome -- just an idea. I think it's cool, except for...
I voted to combine -- just because there are sometimes cross-interests. If posters remember to put Glass, Pottery or Porcelain in the title, we...
Don't know much about metallurgy! :sorry:
It's TIN vertically and horizontally. Could be pewter rather than TIN, but I dunno for sure.
Thanks, Fig! Changed my avatar, and will likely change it again soon -- that's supposed to be a tiny Chinese yellow tea pot!
BTW, Davey, Scarlett's a real cutie! Looks about my eldest GD's age (2.5 yrs). Someone gave me a dragon costume that's close enough to a...
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