To me also your vases look carved, not old, but at least handmade and not of bad quality!When lou look at the carved areas, can you see many thin...
Thank you all, and sorry for replying so late! Daveydempsey, you must have taken your photo from the exact position where the artist has been...
I found this little watercolour in a thrift store, it shows a place in Yorkshire called Staithes. It is dated 1952 on the back, and there is...
The manufacturer of the figure in the first link is the same, they changed the name around 1925. I found another source stating that Imco existed...
Hi, there seems to have been a ceramic manufacture in Grossen Linden in Hessen, Germany that had that name, Imco Hessische Keramische Industrie...
Thank you all again, especially khl889 for this great info about Shoushan stone! I was always thinking this could be Shoushan, but without having...
Thank you 'Nuff_Said, I sent an email to the free opinion service of the Victoria and Albert Museum, maybe they can help! Mat
Here I show another piece of my Chinese collection that I like very much, but of which I am unsure of its actual age. It is a little soapstone...
Thank you both! I think Canton enamels were made mostly for export, but the production continues up into the 20th century. However I had also the...
I have this Canton Enamel plate and I think it has some age, but how old is it? Thank you all in advance, Mat[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hi, this is a Japanese Imari porcelain from the Meiji period (1868-1912). Mat
Thank you all for all these hints! Yes, the elephant looks as if he has not eaten too much! Somehow I do not think this is South American, or at...
Hi, I am not sure if this is right in the tribal section, but does anybody know where this little elephant ( 7 x 6 cm) comes from and how old he...
I think that is a zodiac figure, they come often in sets of twelve, and I think you are right, it looks new to me too... Mat
Hmm, I do not really know what to think about that. And also I am far from calling myself an expert! ;) However, considering the shape this could...
This could have been made in the Shiwan kilns, they have this kind of glaze...
Thank you all again, and, silverthwait, I will sure learn a lot from you too! Mat
Thank you two, between the wars sounds likely, and I learned something about flowers too! :) Mat
that sounds interesting, do you have a picture of the whole item? Dionysos is shown rarely on a winged chariot, but there exist images with this...
Thank you all for the warm welcome! I looked around a bit in the forum, it is a great discussion board! :)
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