That's a very precise date but... I happen to agree with it! Debora
If one substitutes "decorative painting" for "factory painting," their purpose becomes more clear. Of the "hang & enjoy" school. Debora
Better than most. But there's an old tyme-y Thomas Kinkade quality to that that's really annoying. Just IMHO, of course. Debora [ATTACH]
Next to the date, it reads étude or study. Debora
Thanks to Google Images. Debora
They look like they may originally have been part of something like this. Haitian pastry stand?...
Gump's didn't sell costume. Debora
Here's what Google Translate makes of it. Debora [ATTACH]
Howdy! Debora
Yeah, he works. They are quite nice as these things go. Less important characters; wonder what others would have looked like. Debora
Hjorne af en ______ or Corner of a _______ according to Google Translate. Debora
Gump's had buyers who would buy vintage and antique pieces in China and repurpose them. They dealt with the highest quality. Here's more...
Gump's was a luxury goods store renown for both its Chinese imports and its jewelry department. I would be very surprised if they weren't jade...
Your figures are quite nicely done. (And the shepherds in nativity scenes often wear animal skins.) Debora
They're both good-sized. Look like figures for a nativity scene. Debora
I'd think 1970s from the colorways. Debora
I would think this was a PX purchase. And selected because the background does evoke Diamond Head. FYI, that linen matting can be used to date...
In the future, please post a photograph of the back of a painting including frame. If there are labels, stickers or handwritten notations (such...
That's an interesting thought. I don't recall seeing a mantón de Manila embroidered with lilies before and one might expect the design to be a...
To be an antique, an item must be at least 100 years old. If, as above, the label dates your desk to 1905 - 1929 then it is antique (or close...
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