How do you know that this dates to 1920?
I have a re-strike of an 18th C print, and in my case it's easy to tell the difference because the paper is radically, and intentionally,...
Here's one on live auctioneers that didn't sell with a low estimate of $250. https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/9887205 Apparently there have...
The treatment of the blue is sometimes called "cloud glass". Might be something to search.
Like a Goldscheider mask but, I think, not as well done. goldschieder mask I once had this Hungarian bust: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think you could call this "le style Mucha", which means inspired by the art of Alphonse Mucha (otherwise no connection). That might point to it...
I think a member called Chelsea Gray might have had what you're looking for. Maybe you can start a conversation....
I don't see an error in the listing. Maybe adding Antiques as a second category might be an idea. I think if I had the money I might bid myself....
I'd be curious to know what it sells for.
The first looks Japanese to me. I would guess 1960s. Maybe pre-WWII on the second - 1920/30. With the paint looses and cracking, just not worth...
I think the top may have been damaged and ground down to remove the damage. Two things make me think this: the coarseness of the finish along...
The first 2 seem to be Venice, so maybe Italian? Trosso? Trossa? T Rosso? T-something else? The last signature is different? I can't see it...
Good to know they arrived. (Lost track of this thread.)
No idea who this is. [ATTACH]
Anyone else think the top might have been ground down after the fact?
Never heard of a windmill weight, but I guess it would be consistent with your childhood memories of piano wire and rope. Nice slide show here...
(The color of hydrangeas gives a vital clue to detective Kinsey Millhone in Sue Grafton's ""S" is for Silence".)
The Knights of Labor was an interesting organization. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Labor From Wikipedia: Though often overlooked,...
I'm guessing a souvenir from the Forbidden Palace, Beijing. Is that Confucius?
Wisteria? I think whoever painted this plate was more comfortable doing the vines and leaves. I like that scrolling.
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