Well, I searched and see it is true some people like the "distressed" look so much they use muriatic acid to destroy new mirrors, if they can't...
Something along these lines...? Google search: Analects of Confucius chinese bamboo brush pot
@komokwa I don't know how to tell...?
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@Robert Baker Are you working from a desk top computer or a cell phone?
You can see it in the first picture, too. Top edge, far right.
@KingofThings I think he was reading the little quote under your avatar KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH
You'll get more attention if the pictures are full size in the thread, rather than the little clickies in the "light box". [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Wow. I'd never heard of this before. Thanks for posting this!
:peeking:Looking at this again, I'm thinking the finial is lotus buds.
Good observation @Bakersgma , it could be a garlic keeper.
It looks Art Nouveau era, majolica and I think it might be a humidor. I don't think it's a Madonna, but an ethereal Art Nouveau maiden.
I would guess Mexico, too. Try searching Aztec Rose Sterling. Also, it seems there's a German silver pattern (can't remember what it's called)...
It looks like it's dated 77, but the rest is not visible enough to pick out. You could try rubbing a piece of chalk over the mark.
The story of Susanna and the Elders. So, it's different scenes from the same story. Only one naked woman being frog marched, not a herd of naked...
Why would a German tankard have a scene like that? Is this based on a frieze somewhere in Europe? Conquered enemies? The women are war booty?
It doesn't look all that Bacchanalian to me. More like a slave market - captive women and children. :confused:
Anthropomorphic tomato with a chef's hat finial. :p
I hope someone out there has found an old catalog or ad by now and has discovered the glass house that made this vase! Found the list of...
Not that it's worth anything informational wise, but there's another green one with original gilt still intact at Worthpoint. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
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