What do you think, should I polish it? The patina is not so nice, it is uneven, has some dark spots and looks more like dirt?
Thank you afantiques!
Hi, I have this brass (or bronze?) candlestick, height is ca. 25 cm. I believe that it is dates to the late 18th c, am I right? And is it possible...
The maker is "Watayasu", the plates are from Taisho period.
No, but Kaga is the area where Kutani was made.
Hi, I saw your post by chance now, I hope you are still interested... The mark reads "Dai Nippon Kaga no Kuni Watano Sei Zo", which means "Great...
His face reminds me of Bismarck, maybe it is him shown as Siegfried...
I think the bust could be Siegfried the dragon slayer. In 19th century he is depicted sometimes with a dragon on his helmet. I agree that this is...
It looks like Japanese Seto porcelain, late 19th, early 20th century, but I do not know the mark.
I would put it on the table with a candle in it...
Thank you,Figtree3, good to know!
Hi, your vase is Chinese indeed, it has a spurious Qianlong mark and dates likely to the late 1940s. On Gotheborg see the mark on a similar vase...
It is a nice Kutani Sake cup. I cannot read the maker, his name ends with "zan". Thw writing inside is usually some poem, but I cannot read it for...
I really have no idea, I do not think so, but maybe some of the members can read Cyrillic? It is not Greek for sure... Maybe it is some...
Update: I learned something about the painting technique of this piece. Actually the painting was done on the piece of fabric and then glued to...
Thank you lloyd 249 for searching! I now think my painting was likely done in France, this is where I found the most pieces comparable in quality...
I am sure there are collectors for those! I know that on a more industrial scale this technique was used in Germany from the early 19th c on for...
Here is a nice one I found on the internet: http://www.galerie-atena.com/en/reverse-glass-painting-with-countryside-scene-xml-243_260-5528.html
Thank you bluemoon, I have seen those too, but I do not think they are related. The first example you link to has nice detail, but is actually a...
Thank you afantiques, that sounds convincing! And the style would also fit in that period, I think. Ok, 17th/18th c seems to have been rather...
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