Not sure if he's got Fritz's quiff. Wimpy no Billie Bunter no Fatty Arbuckle......? Hope it isn't just a generic figure!
Thanks! Learning all the time in the antiques trade, yesterday 17th century books, today vintage comic strips :D If it is a cookie jar it's a...
Anybody know who this guy is and what he was used for? Looks like he's not from my side of the pond. Impressed 6905 to back foot and red stamped...
What a fascinating thread and makes me realise how much I have to learn. Thanks Af for all your posts!
And to wind up the hidden gems from the auction lot, the Titanic vase of course was far right and featured in the other thread while this gem was...
Greg, photos of the jug, one of the Dickens characters it looks like. [IMG] [IMG]
One day in April 1915 a Zeppelin came to Maldon, dropped 24 bombs and killed a hen! Sadly, the handle to this Goss crested china Zeppelin bomb is...
Fascinating stuff, and carrying on a long tradition from antiquity.
Two more targets hit! The cannon is a Shelley China piece and has recently sold for just over $50. The pig has a motto to one side "Wunt be Druv"...
This is a bit like playing battleships and you've both scored a hit! The blue bowl is indeed gorgeous and was potted by Humfrey Wakefield in the...
Bakersgma, photos of the miniature vase [IMG] [IMG]
Sorry, the vase looks interesting and is handpainted but I don't think it is valuable and I've got this up for sale at $7.79 with no takers so far...
Close, but sadly no! The butterfly handle cup and saucer are not of sufficient quality, good quality ones with butterfly handles sell very well.
No that's fine, great to see other examples!
Here's another lot with some hidden gems. Most items are worth just a few dollars (max $12) but there are 3 items of interest, one worth $25, one...
I'm guessing the scale was used in the kitchen or patisserie part of the hotel? Briefly back to Blaenavon and, to show that Art Deco even reached...
Thanks Juli, that's more than I thought!
I'm a sucker for ceramics that tell a story. Blaenavon is an old industrial site in South Wales that is now a World Heritage Site (see wiki for...
Looks a bit like Potschappel mark
Without a backstamp it will be awful hard to identify conclusively. From the photos the material looks more like porcelain than earthenware but...
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