I have no trouble seeing this as student, or amateur, work. The lines are very hesitant and lacking in confidence.
I'm gonna guess that busryde figured if he/she had found the info they wanted elsewhere, then this thread was just clutter. But the question...
I had this print - trimmed as you can see (and it didn't sell) - but the original format was 19" x 15". This was a soap promotion. For 10¢ in...
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Could be a bear.
It's an appropriate Christmas gift since there's a red capped mushroom that shows up a lot during the season. [ATTACH]
It's the Palais de Chaillot in Paris.
I think the mark is Conta & Boehme.
It does look odd. Almost as if the edge fractured in the press. If that were the case, there would be a one-to-one correspondence between the...
I'm guessing that are not specific characters, but based on satirical fashion caricatures (a la Isaac Cruikshank) or more contemporary cartoonists...
According to the Wikipedia article, that tool is a goldsmithing tool, and a goldsmith's insignia - not an engraving tool. (Had to check because I...
Definitely beyond the ordinary.
Worth their job to question. I had a French Porcelain Fish platter over 26" long that featured insects. It was gorgeous: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Bet someone dictated the description (possibly by phone - or texting) and meant "painted" but it got garbled.
Diecast, I suppose you might have a point, but stamped metal... I'd be surprised if there isn't something out there. It would be like a dollhouse...
Well it looks like it would be contemporary with the real deal. I can imagine one of those yin toy land-yachts pulling it along. Think Lucy and...
It's cut to be seen from one side, so... meant for mantle display? It may have been part of a set. Nice pictures.
Could be hand tinted. That was pretty common, at least into the '60s. This is a hand tinted B&W photo of Bluenose II from the studio of Maurice...
A great many terms are used incorrectly. The world keeps turning.
I don't think these are caryatids as they do not actually bear any weight. Caryatids are structural elements.
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