Love Debussy's signature.
I have this tea... what?... tin? 22" high, 16" square. It says 80lbs net weight. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] No idea what pan...
Possibly conte, which is about halfway between charcoal and pastel.
Probably gone away.
It looks better than tourist to me. Champleve enamel.
I think a side-on view of a paperweight can be helpful because it shows any layering within.
St. Stephen's Tower (now Elizabeth Tower), the clock tower that holds Big Ben, was covered with scaffolding in 1935. I think that's the tower in...
The style is called "grotesque" and dates back to Roman times, but it had a revival in the 17-18th C. Not to say your piece is that old. I...
It's mounted strangely. It might even be a photograph. There are techniques that give that appearance. I wouldn't toss it without further research.
Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau's name is on the bottom. The Registrar General was André Ouellet, and the name below Liz is Jean Chrétien,...
Patriation of the Canadian Constitution in 1982. Have to assume it's a print....
Take a look at this example (the site shows details) and compare to yours. It might answer some questions:...
Where's the maker's mark? Wouldn't it be unusual to have all those control marks, but no maker's mark?
Is there something stamped on the plate? Looks like standing metal stub had something more to it that snapped off. I think its a smoking stand....
I'd suggest that a good auction house is the way to go with an item like this. Don't know what effect the ivory will have on a sale.
I had a similar piece once [ATTACH] I photographed it by filling it with milk [ATTACH]
I got a plastic foot once, life sized and done up like a marble statue on a pedestal. Made a memorable Christmas present. Sadly, I did not...
Maybe you should have it x-rayed. There might be a body inside. [ATTACH]...
I hope it's the real deal. It's very fancy. Have you fiddled with the photos? It's almost like looking at the details through pebbled glass.
It looks crude to me. I doubt it is a production item... not an officially sanctioned piece.
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