They may be Japanese. Somewhere I have a box of pebbles brought back from Japan by an uncle in the 1960s. They were from some beach known for...
Not necessarily.
They look like plastic to me. I wouldn't expect them to be terribly old - last 30 years or so. The idea comes from carved ivory figurines (okimono).
That's very interesting and attractive. I don't think there's any quick fix for the condition. You would have to take it to a qualified...
Got to say it doesn't look 19th C to me.
I was hoping it would be more like this: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is by a German company named Heissner (better known for its garden gnomes). I...
3 currently listed on AbeBooks:...
A crozier mark was used by Dressel, Kister & Co. of Passau in Bavaria. Rontgen shows a mark much like this as 1907-22.
Need to see the bottom without the velvet.
I think that this and the others in the links are based on Alphonse Mucha designs...
I think it fits into the mudman category.
Bear in mind that the document isn't talking about the value of the items, but rather the tax assessment on them. I was unaware of that...
There's nothing there to secure an item, so I'm guessing whatever was in it filled the box. Maybe a cigarette case?
Interesting that their slaves feature so prominently in the assessments. That's probably a selling point. I did find online reference to a later...
From the back they look fairly modern to me
There's plenty of silver people to answer better than I, but a quick Goggle search suggests the horse head might be Yugoslavia.
That little girl with the toy is super cute. Can't you imagine that image as a painting? [ATTACH] The one in the upper left with those dense...
There might be some interest in the Croiset. A copy is currently listed on Abebooks for about $50. No idea if that's just wishful thinking....
I've heard of that too. No... wait... I've done it. Leaving well enough alone is probably a good idea. I think the surface may be dirty (like...
I don't have a problem with that. Doesn't mean that Celtic influences weren't felt farther afield.
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