All these photos are my own. I'm flattered that the thread has been pinned.
The surface of an intaglio print is inked, then wiped clear so that ink remains only in the marks on the plate, then plate and paper are run...
I should have looked up the plate I was thinking of. Turns out that's Spode as well.
Yes, I think aquatint.
I was wondering if the cream ware with center rose was Copeland?
Yes.
It's very nicely carved, and a beautiful sinuous shape. Seems a bit wasted on an ashtray, but then I imagine it was more intended to be "objet"...
I'll bet they're dressed for church. Is that some kind of leaded window with those swooping lines? I've not seen that before. Can you get...
Here are the current Abebooks listings:...
Those holes on the sides of her head probably appeared when she sat on that nail.
This is probably from the Far East, but I'm not 100% convinced. It's that chop. It looks to me like a woman with her arms raised and a child...
That pendant at the lowest point, is it a valve or a switch? Does it turn (or look like it might have at some time)? [ATTACH]
This just doesn't look painted to me: [ATTACH]
It's a very attractive effect.
To me it looks Edwardian - Glasgow school or Vienna secession - like that. I think the white could be shell, maybe even horn. I don't think it's...
The design is reminiscent of barleycorn chessmen.
I can't help, but others will want to see what the bottom looks like.
In that case, it sounds like they're calling any intaglio print an engraving, which, I suspect, is a common enough practice, though there are...
I think the water and the hills at least are a technique called aquatint. Some of the lines may be engraved, but there's lots there that look to...
Try leaning it against a window and shooting from the inside out.
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