I am surprised, but congrats! Did those rings test for gold? Yes, it looks to me like the rings were made from bar stock and soldered in place,...
It's very pretty and very much of it's period, but I don't think you are looking at precious metals. To me, those rings look like copper and both...
I'm not aware that anything can be done to bring back a faded image. The artifact can be stabilized and restored, but I don't think the image...
The last one, the pedestal vase, has the look of a modern Asian piece. It's the forced crazing that suggests that. Is there a mark on the bottom?
Sorry. Only managed to see part of the first pic on my at home computer.
Are they painted on Luan plywood (very thin plywood)? That would suggest South East Asian decorative objects.
Beautiful model. I would guess some kind of steam cleaning apparatus? [ATTACH]
A new Blue Boy and Pinkie!
search emaux r. bonhomme limoges and you'll find other examples. Emaux means enamel.
It's very common for intaglio prints to incorporate more than one technique, so yes, there looks to be a lot of drypoint there as well. A toss-up...
Apparently George was born to more than a silver spoon.
Don't know, but I like it. I agree that it has a naive quality to it, but it's well observed for naive art - very well practiced. I wonder if...
I would guess the first is a lithograph and the second an etching.
I heard a story about cannon at the University of Toronto. There were a couple of them sitting outside one of the older buildings. They'd been...
No question here, just another pic. I think the photographer managed to make this tyke look quite the little aristocrat (a combination of pose...
I think the second one is a mezzotint.
Bet it's worth a ton of money. I saw this years ago on eBay and remember that it sold for hundreds: [ATTACH]
It looks like the top has been ground down, probably due to damage. Where is @Cherryhill ?
I assume that's Nathan Jackson holding the pendant? There's provenance for you! A beautiful piece.
That article is a very interesting read tossing Roycrofters and Buffalo Pottery into the mix. I get the impression that the furniture may have...
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