I will agree with Lloyd: they look like crowns to me. But I will also agree with the others: a 50th anniversary something, not royal.
I agree that it's better than amateur.
The style is more art nouveau than deco
I think it's the base of something and the top portion is missing. I've seen similar cupped connectors holding tiered tidbit plates together....
I don't think it's Carstens. Probably Chinese and not very old. I agree that the marks looks imitative of a registry mark.
The apple on the bottom likely covers the mark of the manufacturer of the porcelain. You might be able to see something by holding it up to a...
I'll bet that was considered risque at the time. My goodness, but she's showing a lot of ankle!
Not for me regardless but... not seeing a picture?
Doesn't this look like those threaded Kralik pieces?
Actually, while "couched" was the word that came to mind, it was not the technique of which I was thinking. I should have said "stumpwork", where...
Looks like the guy is wearing a celluloid collar and dickey and the illustration shows a Leyendecker influence. (If that's of any help.)
An bespoke artisanal butter bowl?
Is that type of embroidery on the front called "couched"?
The bottom looks like resin. I've seen lots of resin figurines with metal coatings.
Looks new to me and could well be Chinese, but I don't know one way or the other. I see new Chinese vases all the time that have really wonderful...
Labels can mean lots of different things. As used by Bernard pictures, they were part of the sales promotion. Here's a Bernard picture and its...
I wonder if that white clay might be a bit unusual. Someone took the time to add dots of color? I think the other clay one might have been...
Ask him if he has mine. I've lost them somewhere.
Also: the ground interior of the neck is for a stopper. I don't know if you would find that on old decanters.
If you want to stabilize the surface, I think you would have to have the canvas re-lined. I doubt that's a job for an amateur, especially where...
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