I guess that's why they're rare.
Couldn't have been used much. A strange choice.
I can't imagine ivory being used as a teapot. Maybe a water dropper?
I guess that would have to be reverse painted?
For some reason I For some reason I wasn't associating "witch on a broom" with the maker's mark but, yes, could be. Maybe a flying chimney sweep?
I think it's nicely done. I'm not seeing a witch on a broom.
Not weird. Just a good example of how tastes differ. Nobody's mentioned kitsch - the art of bad taste. Sometimes there's nothing quite so...
My very first impression is that the design is inspired by renaissance geocentric astronomical clocks. This one (15th C) in Prague: [ATTACH]
Of course there are always people who think they like some of the ugliest things. You mean they don't really?
I've never been a fan of Carlo Bugatti. The quality is self-evident but, for my taste, the design is over-the-top. But price? Hubba-hubba!...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And then there's champagne taste vs. beer budget. Nice of you to let us know which is the good group.
Crystal barbell (and just my weight too). WOW! L@@K! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Probably just an oversized cuff-link.
I agree. The broken hand will pretty much kill any value but, if it was cheap enough, it's worth a shot at getting your money back.
I'd guess part of a belt buckle, but there would have to be something missing. ********* or not.
Every time something sells for less than I hoped.
I would guess continental - German or Austrian - based on how the bottom looks and those numbers. The Japanese did make figurines in this taste,...
I suspect it was you. Thanks!
The treatment on the bottom is called "cut shut". Sadly I did not make a note of who gave me this information: The piece was pressed upside down,...
Possibly Masonic.
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