What kind of water are you using? Tap water? Any salts in the water would create an electrical current and you'd essentially have a battery with...
All has arrived safe and sound. Thanks again. I'll have to tag this gizmo before putting it in the cabinet. No one around here will have a clue...
I'm no good on values, but I'd have been happy to find it.
Wasn't 66 a zolotnik standard?
Franz porcelain?
Secret ninja batafurai.
I'm in no position to argue.
Not slick enough for Szasz.
I would guess later - '60s '70s because of the heavy bottoms.
Hungarian I would guess. "Az ördög" is the name of a play.
Others will know more, but 'figa' seems to be a fairly specific finger gesture - sort of a got-your-nose arrangement. While your pin clearly...
Not necessarily online.
Just guessing: the 379 might be a plate number. You're talking 18th C for an original; I think edition numbering came latter. If the TS print...
A netsuke is a functional object. It goes on the end of a cord attached to an inro (or other container). The inro cord tucked through the obi of...
I'd say a newer piece. I think the carving is rudimentary, and I would question its functionality as a netsuke.
Your link gives all the info you would need to determine if the TS print was original, assuming you have some familiarity with prints. Color...
Just some casual Googling suggests that, if they're original, They're worth in the high hundreds each. But the same Googling suggests they've...
I think it's a bit of shell. Maybe the tip off a conch. ********** Ok. What Marie Forjan said.
They look it to me. But no idea who.
Easier without the photos.
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