Since the other candidate here is conch shell, not sure the citric acid test can differentiate.
The shape of the handle & shaft make me think they had to exert leverage when in use. Shellfish openers doesn't seem completely off base.
OK, glassies, do I remember correctly, 'rigaree'?
Ondine?
MOS said exactly what I was ready to say after seeing them. Very nice reproductions of pieces that would have been gilt bronze (that's the...
Welcome, Jake. I'm sorry, you lost your mother at a cruelly young age. We'll need to see what you're talking about. Be aware photo files have...
This thread has already reached its splendid denoument, but wondering if anyone else has heard something I seem to remember, that you don't use...
I would say boy rather than man; donkey rather than horse.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/brief-history-chocolate-pot-180954241/...
Chocolate pot? Great design.
Appears to be a steamer trunk.
@springfld.arsenal A little late, but, happy birthday. :)
Bacchanalian scenes. Female figures are called bacchantes (or maenads in Greek). Because depictions differ, I'm not sure whether the artist had...
Probably about right. It's new enough not to distinguish between "s" in the middle of a word and "s" at the end.
I can't imagine using this outdoors except perhaps on a covered patio/porch; it doesn't seem meant to survive weather. Since the vibe they are...
If I'm identifying the right stuff as the dust in question, rather looks like fibers that could have come from edges of matte.
I actually did think that we had seen the Louet name before, then somehow managed not to find it in a search of the site, only Jouet in connection...
I've bought the bulk of my stuff on eBay over the years. When listings had an option Print This Page I was printing out the info & have big fat...
She's spectacular. If the gemstones are real, I can see why she hammered where she did. Surprised Drouot estimated her so low. I only have a...
Can anyone help identify the author?
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