Does the first one spark? It certainly ought to.
I like the idea. Maybe order a sterling silver funerary table service, with orders that the handles be packed with my ashes, and engraved with my...
That's like these dimonds: [ATTACH] Not only different sizes, but the colors don't match! You'd think Cartier would know better.
How big is it?
Looks much better carved than most that we see here.
It was probably sold door to door by subscription. Do any of the volumes end mid-sentence? That was done to encourage people to buy the next.
I think it's just showing a lot of wear.
So the money goes back into the Ruth fund.
First thought was Sweden from some vague memory of something or other.
I know Continental as a Canadian company. Don't know where I clipped this from: Continental is often referred to as Canadian Juliana. The...
I had this lamb figurine: [ATTACH] Very similar construction, and there was a label: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'm going to jump the gun and give it to Komo. He's been in on a couple of my giveaways and hasn't got anything yet.
Apparently that's very famous, but I don't recall having seen it before.
That's a toughie, isn't it? I suspect it's a painting probably copied from a photo. There are techniques that go to great lengths to eliminate...
Here's the earlier thread: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/eskimo-label-inuit-carved-soapstone-snow-goose-figurine.32107/#post-425223...
That's a great idea for a repair, but beyond me. Maybe someone else would try it. Lets find out!
I'd guess European as well, and by an untrained artist, but it's sufficiently accomplished that I would call it naive rather than amateur.
I think you definitely have two different artists here, and the second is from the better of the two.
Or from goose to dinosaur. The extremely rare "Nose-smashed-in Snow Goose".
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