Mahogany obsidian is new to me. Why aventurine rather than chrysoprase? More common? None of these seems particularly exotic. Some of them are...
Worth $8 US? 7 1/4" long, 28g (1oz) [ATTACH] The stones are a sort of semi-cabochon: [ATTACH] Held in place by adhesive and good wishes?...
predates Neuschwanstein
I can't help either. It does look like a preliminary drawing for a print. My first thought was for transferware. It might be fictitious. Has a...
I think the eyelets are neither here nor there. Keep them or lose them as is convenient. I would replace the string. What Aquitaine said....
A knife certainly makes a lot more sense. I'm sure it's obvious when looking at the actual painting. It shows up better for me in those later...
I like this one. Not great art, but it looks competent. What's that leaning against the dish? Looks like a fountain pen.
That looks nice.
Size sounds consistent with coral.
I would guess some form of coral. Where did you find it, and how big is it? Very nice pictures. Possibly?...
Have you taken it out of the frame? I wonder if it might be paper over canvas? A close up of the area around the yellow smokestack, or around...
Idle guess would be an etching on silk.
It doesn't strike me as being a typical factory style. Other than that, I got nuthin.
You say "a few years ago". Perhaps the Sotheby's result will have some validity, but the taxman will only be interested in the value at the time...
Maybe you should contact the university to see if they have documentation of the donation. They may have valued it at the time.
Nicely cut. I sometimes wonder how many pieces get broken in the process.
I like it. Most amateurs don't have the confidence to paint like that. Instead of trying to delineate each detail, he/she lets the paint tell...
I don't know what kind of print this is. The plate mark suggests intaglio. Woodcuts, woodblocks, wood engravings are all relief prints and will...
There are people who collect Japan Gouda.
enjoy.
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