They crush turquoise and mix it with epoxy and fill in the sections. They do the same thing with cracked wooden bowls.
I love Komokwa's comment "longevity...good fortune.....happy sex life" I had a piece of jewelry in my store with Chinese writing. A Chinese woman...
Didn't someone just post that during the war the porcelain coming out of Japan was sparsely painted? Or did i get that all wrong. Sometimes I take...
Personally I would lean toward China trying to imitate Native American. No NA jewelry i have ever seen has that "pitting" on the underside. If it...
I like it and was wondering if they were not pets owned by her or someone she had a commission for. My reason for saying that is that i paint in...
Finally an artist with a clearly written name!
I agree with ownedby bear, original souvenir. What are the knobs made out of? That might be a big clue to age.
Looks like he/she just emerged from pond full of green algae. Very nice carving especially for that price. Someone once again asleep at the thrift...
I am no expert on glass but possible not crackle on stopper because stopper is solid glass not thin wall.
It is possible that it is the original tea. Tea will have deteriorated so not good to drink but just like dried flowers in books or picture...
I am taking a lot of stuff that did not sell in my garage sale to a local auction . He gives you a table you can fill the week before the auction...
They are older because of the push up base.
Quimper was my first thought when I saw those colors. I play a little game of trying to identify before I read comments. It helps build my...
The silver color is tin. Most likely
For some odd reason Minnesota came to mind. Maybe because of all the lakes. Anyway I googled Minnesota paddle and this one came up on a site that...
Would be beautiful with a handful of my Iris!
The case itself would indicate older than wwii. I would say 1890-1900 very possible.
Don't know but amazingly they seem to have all their fingers and toes!
There were /Are Christians in Islamic countries so maybe just that.
welcome oldthing. Good site to visit between invoices!
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