I don't think it could be pewter; the melting point is too low for fired enamel. The color would have to be cold paint.
It is similar in shape to the Bartmann (Bellarmine) jugs produced around Cologne in the 16th and 17th C. Those have molded faces, so not the...
As a person who would like to save and preserve it all, this is a discouraging thread. :( It's probably all available digitally, but to my mind...
It's not a connection I would have made. Maybe these are souvenirs from that museum. (Now I have to update all my files.)
I have seen one of these before, but not on these boards... I had one! And it's not the same one! Can't find the text file on mine, but I'm...
Thank you for that information.
I think you've done good work, but I have to say the adhesive tape bothers me. If I felt obliged to cover the edges, I would use 4 strips of acid...
My guess is Japanese. And it is beautiful.
could be called a necessaire
It does look much better now than it did originally. Where are you getting your information on how to do this work? I've never handled dags, so...
Trying to find information about printing on vellum. It was a material used for deluxe editions, many illustrated, but the illustrations were...
It could be Chine-collé where the print is made on a fine, tissue-thin material (paper, fabric) and then adhered to a heavier support. Sometimes...
Do any of the volumes end mid-sentence? That was sometimes done with subscription series to encourage the purchase of the next volume.
I'm absolutely certain we have seen one of these before, and fairly sure no one knew anything. Hard to believe there are two of them.
Birdbath?
They both have the look of fairings to me, and the marks on the bottoms may well be marks of the people who applied the color on a piece work basis.
I've read that the best ones are made of bulls' testicles. I had one I really liked. Sold it on eBay for very little money. At that price I...
I agree that they're well done, but blooey is very probably correct. Are you sure they are oil on canvas? Looks more to me like charcoal/conte....
It's nice, I like it, but I don't think it's Meissen. A very popular subject, many companies did versions of it. It does have that mark, and the...
Once out of the book and framed, I think glued to a support was common enough practice. I think there are a lot of Durer and Rembrandt prints...
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