Have you done a Google Image search to see if there's a duplicate floating around? Debora
Oh, and Eddie... Would you go back and repost your photographs as Full Image? That will make them easier for everyone to see. Just click on...
Those are fascinating. Never seen anything like them either. Why do you refer to them as "puritan?" Debora
The signature reads "Simen" to my eye. But there's something about your work that makes me suspect its a decorative painting. Debora
Looked Art Nouveau because its the type of object from Japan that inspired the style. You can almost see the beginnings of whiplash in the...
Agree. Would need to be authenticated. Debora
Charlie, you never cease to amaze. Debora
Does. Bet that's a knock-off. Buccellati, David Webb and Tiffany's were all doing similar dome brooches. Debora
Ah. Mutualart credits work to the Joseph Gabriel whose web site I posted. A Philippine artist. Debora [ATTACH]
Web site. Studied in France which could explain the dedication. https://www.josephgabriel.co.uk Debora
Could be Talavera, from Spain or México. Someone more knowledgable than I should be able to provide direction based on the color of the clay. Debora
Oh, I think so too. An autograph. Done late in life. But I think the Cancun connection bit of a leap. Sol y Mar a very common name and there...
It's what's called a cuenco, by way. Debora
Would/could you post a photograph of the bottom? Debora
Look at that sneaker! So 1970s! Debora [ATTACH]
A very handsome piece. Debora
Now that's a happy little thing. Debora
Not that you asked but... I don't think these would have any great value (beyond sentimental, of course.) Figural candleholders, Art...
FSP is likely the importer and India the country of origin. How long have these been in the family? The label and sticker look 1970s. Debora
I would call the motif 'foliate.' Like that of the TIFFANY pen. Debora
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