The seller of the lamp on 1st dibs has 9 photos, annoyingly, all of the same side. Copied this photo of journey's lamp down to here for easier...
I see him as a priest. I can't tell for certain whether the shaft is meant to go all the way down to the ground; it would then look like a...
We have others who know about this aspect but can say that magnets only stick to ferrous metals, ones that have iron in them. Neither spelter,...
No, no, no. Don't just sell it off as a hunk of turquoise matrix. I know only a little about Zuni fetishes, although I own a collection's worth...
Bingo was his name-o.
Yes, in part, although the washer & nut on the bottom are also steadying it. Journey, if you decide to disassemble it, suggest you make sure the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] Hmmm. These are a couple of details from journey's piece compared with the pair of urns INH found. The...
It's in that older script where the letter S in the middle of a word looks like F. Not Hoffilber, Hofsilberarbeiter.
Her contact information is here: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/libraries-and-research-centers/thomas-j-watson-library/staff-directory
That caught my eye too.
How cool! I thought books posted looked like stories. Will add that archival tissue paper is also made. Since the main difference between...
You're on fire. Have to be same maker but aren't quite the same. The heads of the swan neck handles on this pair are detached. The shape of...
I noticed that & wondered too. Maybe the base, which is different from the much thinner one on the specimen INH found, has been swapped out? The...
Welcome, Tom. We have members from many different places and your English is very comprehensible. Your question would be best answered by...
Is it possible this was meant to hold something upright? In the new pix it looks to me like it might be functional as well as decorative. If you...
Oh, good find! Think they are wrong about its having been an urn & converted to a lamp later. It was always a lamp. Wonder if that's the...
Something this way: [IMG] Which means I think the top has been closed off with a finial, just not one that came from this lamp.
Making the imagery even more incoherent. Then there are the swan/goose handles, the encircling ivy with what look like grape clusters hanging...
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Which woman? Edit: If you mean the one I said could be dancing, I'm open to suggestions on that one. I was just seeing it as an edge of a...
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