Thanks. I’ve always loved the Art Deco style, so was very happy to find these!
As I mentioned, they are wood. Here is a photo of the bottoms: [IMG]
I won these wooden polar bear bookends tonight at auction, for the princely sum of $6. They look very art deco to me, so I’m thinking they could...
Very similar - thank you!
I’ve been told that this basket was made by a Native American around the turn of the last century, and that its green paint is rare and not often...
Sure is!
Thanks! In the course of researching this piece, I found another very similar example. This makes me wonder if they are commercially-produced....
Earlier today, I found this pyrographic portrait of a native American in a local thrift shop. It “feels” quite old, with the unvarnished wood on...
I found this paperweight yesterday, in a thrift shop. It’s unsigned, but I’ve been told that the canes and “dark” glass it’s made from identify it...
Oh, good point! I hadn’t realised detail like a name couldn’t be molded into Bakelite. Hmmm…
Today, I found a napkin dispenser unlike any I’ve seen before. It’s made of a jade green plastic with a marbleized finish, with a spring loaded...
Nelson leaping out of a coffin? Yikes!
I get it. Besides the chelengk, though, the silhouette has another feature peculiar to Nelson - his ponytail (or queue, as it would gave been...
This is the best photo I’ve found of the hat. Hopefully it helps explain the odd shape seen in the silhouette. [IMG]
It was fitted to the upturned front brim, but off to one side. So, viewed from the side, it would be about halfway back on the head, like the...
Thanks! I’m confident it’s him, too, as you can see the chelengk on the hat, that Nelson was awarded after the Battle of the Nile. Not exactly a...
Thanks! My searches didn’t turn up this one.
Definitely a man! [IMG]
Last night I won a framed 8” by 7” silhouette of Horatio Nelson in a local online auction. I’m excited about this as I have strong interest in the...
Somebody suggested that nails might help date this trunk. There aren’t many in it, as its construction is mostly dovetailed wood with riveted iron...
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