Hah, mine too. But not likely to be him.
It does not narrow. It has a bit of a play when I twist. Something is holding it inside. I'll cut it if I don't manage to pull it out.
Thanks for the suggestions. Oxidation depends on the conditions the piece was exposed to. I may be wrong but not every old bronze that was kept...
The sucker handle won't come out. I'm pulling and twisting but nope.
I guess it is for hanging, what else for? Material is copper alloy, bronze if not wrong.
Any help with the siggy? Thanks [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Any suggestions on origin and age? Thanks [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Not bad but with that base I'm thinking newer and maybe made in China? It looks better in person, it's just hard to take the right photo. What do...
Thanks. I would never guess that.
Thanks for the suggestions. I'd think that it may have some kind of mythological features. What do you think of the origin? Asian, South American?
Damaged like quite a few dents. So, either way take the handle out?
Not as soft as alabaster. Maybe harder than 5.
The shapes look Chinese to me but the decoration is not typical, even not for Japanese pieces. I have similar celadon plates but they are with...
Old or not? Thanks [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
The wooden stick is nothing fancy and damages on the handle. I was thinking maybe to remove the handle and sell it for scrap. What do you think?...
Quite amateurish, isn't it? [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Any suggestions on the type of stone? Not very convinced that this is nephrite because of all those white spots. Thanks [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Can't tell what is the face material. Any input? Thanks [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I will write for sure to the above emails but there is always something else to do. I'm not selling this dude before I know what I have.
Made In China or not? [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
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