I don't think it's Mettlach quality.
Curious as to where you got this.
North Africa? Bedouin?
Looks to me more like a Mary Gregory type thing than pate-sur-pate.
Given the appearance of the bottom, my guess would be plated resin.
Even if no one can identify the maker, they still might be able to tell you something about your table, but they'll want more details: the foot,...
I've told this story before, but here it is again: I once almost bought a car at an auction. Almost. I was at an auction barn out in the sticks...
I'm with the others: Chinese, Vietnamese, like that, and recent. I don't know how that effects the value, but it doesn't change the fact that...
That's fantastic.
Could the tower be a lighthouse?
This is odd and entirely coincidental. Lately, I have been photographing figurines I've had for years. I photographed this one just now (5 1/4"...
The closest I found was a design called Barenliebe by a designer named R Lumm for a German company called Ricolor (if I'm reading things...
Is the finial original? Might be easier to search that.
I can remember missed bargains, but when they came up I had no money. You can look at something and know it's a great bargain, but if you don't...
I thought I had a Saudek book, but apparently not. The Amazon reviews certainly praise it, if they are to be trusted.
Begging bowl? I think it's nice: has the sort of rusticity that can only be achieved through sophisticated technique.
Makes you wonder how these things get discovered in the first place.
It's probably well-known, but I've heard tales of gold coins tossed into a mix of ruby glass to improve the color.
Faberge created moonstone by immersing agate for days in boiling honey.
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