Thank you for joining us, MelC! Debora
No problem re photographs, Kevin. It often takes new users a post or two to get the hang of it and we've all been there. To my eye, your carving...
Yes, thank you. I do see your photographs. A couple of suggestions... In the future, please post photographs as Full Image rather than...
Matronly but not as old as one would think. Today she'd look like this. Debora [ATTACH]
Agree. Debora
Would be kind enough to post photographs of the entire piece from front and back? And is it affixed to the pole behind it? What is the round...
I'd suspect it's the different between an original casting and a reproduction. Debora
As above. That's not Queen Victoria. Debora
A very handsome chair. Debora
No, forgive me. I didn't know that expression. Thank you for enlightening me (and so gently.) Always welcome the opportunity to learn something...
Does like something designed for a light box. I'm doubtful intended for use by the seeing-impaired. Debora
Just a hint... Staples in a painting's frame are usually a red flag that it's not what it purports to be. Debora
Hard to see what you have with mirror but I suspect from quality of painting as well as the construction and finishing of back it's a recent...
The painting is a reproduction of Thomas Benjamin Kennington's 'Mother Love.' Copies are readily available online from Walmart and other vendors....
Yes, a popular souvenir. Often dyed. Often with applied floral decoration. Debora
It looks like an alabaster vase. Much of this type of ware comes from Italy. Let's see what others think. And, Hollie, until then... you'll...
It does look mass produced. What's under the puzzling "Made in Italy" sticker? Debora
That does look like resin. With artificial aging. Debora
Gutta percha perhaps. Debora
Filigree, of course. There are a number of similars on the internet. Many are attributed to Portugal....
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