Had never heard of Russell Ferrell. Interesting artist. Debora
A number of similar on eBay with chains that hold a snuffer. Here's an example. https://www.ebay.com/itm/204250694501 Debora
I suspect they didn't speak English. What museum was it? Decorative Arts? Ruiz de Luna's museum is in Talavera de la Reina. Debora
The artist's dates are 1863-1945 so, if your jarrón can be no later than the 19th century. I don't find that logo in the next earliest catalog...
Here's the artist's biography. You'll have to run it through Google Translate. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Ruiz_de_Luna Debora
In 1945, he was using that Talavera design and logo. I'll go back and look at the earlier catalogs to see when introduced....
Here's a Juan Ruiz de la Luna jarrón for comparison....
That shape is called a jarrón, if that's helpful. Debora
The color palette is slightly different too. Debora
Here's a similar one. I'd call the figure a caryatid....
No, that's not Portuguese. Ceramics from Coimbra are more densely-patterned and show an Asian influence. (Example below.) Spanish from Talavera...
Good question! Debora
At first look, I did think they were decorative reproductions. At second look, I see I likely was wrong. Let's see what others thing. The...
Those look like decorative reproductions. Given the history of the title, yours should be George Duncan Gordon, the 5th Duke of Gordon....
We always like to see photographs of the front and back of a painting including frame, Kay. There are lots of clues to age and origin to be found...
There are a surprising number of these about on the internet. I'm just not seeing Europe, either in motif or wood. This one too has a tropical...
The internet identifies this as a Celtic fish. Debora [ATTACH]
Kay, I suggest you start a new thread for your query to ensure it gets the attention it deserves. Also, don't forget to post a photograph of the...
Kay, you painting has the appearance of decorative art rather than fine art, in which case the name of the "artist" is spurious. This woodland...
I'm terrible at math but... Wouldn't that make a Diamond Jubilee 1944? Debora
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