Another glass maker that made this effect and another theory as to how it was done: LOETZ AND GLASS Loetz 1: From A to F DIASPORA (1902) [IMG] 26....
Oh! I also meant to tell you to look very carefully on your vase for a lightly etched/engraved code number. I was looking at one of the Tiffany...
I finally did find some glass with this technique and it's all Tiffany Glass called Lava Favrile or Cypriot/Cyrpriote. And found one description...
That waffle bottom is probably a big clue. I'll get back to you if I find anything.;) Sometimes I have the lucky Google fingers.:D
I learned two new words trying to find more trays like yours. Egyptomania and Gueridon. It looks like it's possible your tray was made somewhere...
It sure does resemble the fat lava pottery with the burst-bubble, crater glaze. I searched for awhile, with all kinds of volcanic keywords and...
Oh, yeah! Those are little mink (or whatever) tails hanging down.
I will guess mourning clothes. Or a Halloween costume. Maybe for a play. Is there anything written on the back of the photo?
[ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] 2.25 inches tall and 3.50 inches wide. I haven't been able to find Orlando Lopez the pottery maker....
Hi Spring, I can't help with any translation or authentication as to whether the glyphs are real or fantasy, but if you use Cairoware or Egyptian...
Throwing out another idea. How about the 'lost wax' casting method? Isn't sand used in that process, which would explain the gritty texture? Did...
Okay, here's another one to add to the list of mythology characters with wings on the head. After image searching, I see Medusa is depicted with...
It looks like it's made of some kind of weathered metal. Brass? Bronze? Four rusted iron screws or nails...? Any idea what it was originally...
Somebody try searching Hughes Cornflower. I would, but my computer is getting crashier everyday. I don't feel like having to shut down and restart...
Maybe this Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme... COME, DANCE A JIG Come, dance a jig To my granny's pig, With a raudy, rowdy, dowdy, Come, dance a jig...
Oblique lighting. Good suggestion, KoT. I've had good luck with that technique on occasion. The coloration and shading of these lamps remind me...
Hiya Billy, I don't know what to call these, besides Chinese black lacquer. I could be wrong, but here is a search to get you started. chinese...
The face makes me think maybe a Scandinavian glass maker. A monk or nun?
Hi desperate_fun, I posted it for the informational text and pictures only. Those two links were the closest I could find to the shape of OP's....
You'd need to provide size/dimensions and a condition report (chips, cracks, etc) for anyone to make any kind of informed guess-timate. More...
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