The hat name came after the poem in which Tam is the main character. It's a short poem and a good Halloween story.
Tam O'Shanter from the Robbie Burns poem.
I can't see these as Tiffany. They look fairly modern. What does the bottom look like?
It's got what looks like a Dept. of Anthropology blind stamp, which suggests an officially sanctioned something. I'd think temple rubbing is a...
That's a nice set. Nicer than usual.
Where did they go (what country)?
Does anyone know how long those diamond-shaped pin thingies have been in use?
Here's a couple of shots of Hughes Cornflower: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is the most expensive piece with the cornflower cut that I sold (about $30...
Sorry, but not Hughes Cornflower. It's considerably older... and better.
The cameo could be plaster.
I did look for this online but found nothing. I expect others tried the same. So many Rorstrand vases out there. Gunnar Nylund seems to be a...
I think it's charming and a good buy. I don't know any details. My guess would be Japanese. It looks very nicely done to me and more complex...
I think mica because of the plate-like laminar structure, and schist because it's so broken up. I don't think you will find this structure in...
Mica is a first possibility. Mica schist. (Jeez... 5 other posts before the pics even loaded on my 'puter.) Does it crumble easily?
Maybe Brazil for this, and modern.
My newly identified Goldscheider figurine (TYVM): Little Girl with Beach Ball (8 3/4") [IMG] And a Dino Bencini figurine of a business man (5")...
So you don't think this is spalted?
It looks much more recent to me, maybe 1970s. I suspect the peacock mark is that of a decorating company that would buy blanks from manufacturers...
I guess if people are calling them Blackamoors, that's what they're calling them. I wouldn't. Maybe Thai, Siamese, Oriental. The style is a...
Maybe spalted rather than burl?
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