I think it's very possible the Chinese have been carving Canadian jade a for lot longer than there's been a Canada.
Whatever it is, I think the design is reminiscent of a Japanese temple bell.
Lorraine (another Canadian company) also used that color combination. Without a label or mark, this kind of glass is very hard to pin down. Lots...
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Definitely a crystalline glaze, and nicely developed. Schafer & Vater, Germany.
The artist I had in mind was George Romney, thoroughly Georgian (1734-1802), who did occasionally work in pastels. A very fashionable portraitist...
To see polychrome maintained, take a look at Ste. Chapelle in Paris: Ste. Chapelle
I think Deb is probably correct in ID'ing the character. It's a very nice cameo.
In this letter to Theo, Vincent mentions Francois Buffa publishers, but in connection with a print:...
And here I thought I'd be looking at 18th C art.
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The only thing that comes to my mind is "I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold" by Charles Demuth: [ATTACH] Wouldn't it be nice if yours was a Demuth? But...
It wasn't that awkward a question. ;)
In that last photo: are you looking at the back of a concave mirror? Is that a button on the right of the large hinge that depresses to let the...
I doubt there's a lot to be read into the images. Europeans found the Japanese appearance bizarre and vice versa. I think your figures come from...
Have you contacted Christie's? They'll have a record. Show them the label. It might help to narrow the search.
I guess this is part of the story: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2016/02/16/detroit-river-cannon/80471236/
Are you sure it's not ivory? Big market for this kind of stuff back then in that material, and lots of carvers available. Think of all those...
Bit of an Arcimboldo influence.
Interesting read. So that's one of six cannon recovered from the Detroit river?
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