No offense, but I don't trust that description. I think 1940s is wishful thinking considering what was going on at the time (I think even late...
Looks mid century to me - 1960s-'70s. The VK may stand for Volkskunst, which I see online in connection with Liezen Keramic, but I'm not finding...
Just from Googling around: might be for a religious festival - Vishnu and his 2 wives riding Garuda (on top), and Naga the hooded cobra...
The front says for someone and against someone, so I'd guess it's either notification of a legal action or a record of a judgement.
You ought to send the Portrait Gallery a scan of the letter.
It's like this: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/dali-print-too-legit-to-quit-or-just-quit.17356/ Even the same edition size. Doesn't look like...
Well... I know there's red quartz in Tasmania.
Maybe a present from a father to his son.
Greenland rubies can look cloudy.
Sounds hobbyist.
I still think it looks like Rita Hayworth.
It does look like the composite stuff produced by companies like Siroco, but I can also see how it appears to be fret cut from a plank. Either...
The bowl is a product called Smilite from the early '50s, but I don't think OP's vase is the same material. (could be wrong.)
Love the flamingos, and the clock right after.
I'm not a coin collector either, but I once saw a grab bag of miscellaneous coins for cheap, so I bought it. This was in it: [ATTACH] A Roman...
Think OP's might have started as a chamber pot? It doesn't look European to me. I wonder about the difference between the flowers and the...
It's a miniaturized radio transmitter/receiver that someone's glued onto the back. :angelic: Actually... these are clip-on earrings and that...
Found this Weiss set that seems to have the same shaped stone:...
"Shield" is how I think of those rhinestones as well, but I haven't searched it. Thanks to everyone for your input.
Used my fingernail to push the prongs back. I don't quite understand how they managed to get themselves open. I thought those...
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