Spoon warmer. That's a new one for me. Why would anyone want to have warm spoons? Is it one of those Victorian customs....? Is there a place in...
Those are super pretty. Really tall, too. I looked around last night and found similar described as everything from St. Louis, France, German,...
You sure did. :happy: This has been a years long mystery quest for me. I'm so happy I'm practically bouncing up and down in my seat, LOL! And...
Bakersgma! Not only are you the queen of silver marks, I now crown you queen of deciphering squiggly, half printed marks. Yay! CERAMICA GOMEZ TLAQ...
Vronica, After staring at the mark on your piece for a while, are the the first 4 letters in the last line TLAQ? That could be abbreviation for...
OMG! Thankyou for posting your pictures!
Oooo. Looks like a fun research project. And reminds me of this website. I guess the only link I have is the RSS feed, not the home page, but it...
What's in the lady's basket? Potatoes? Acorns?
The lady is holding a bird upside down by it's feet in her right hand. Can't tell what the man is holding in his right hand held up by his chest.
At first I thought Autio (as in "Rudy", maybe), but I guess there is no "t" in the siggy, so what a let down.:oops:
Heehee, I thought of that too, most especially early Haeger because of those stilt maks, but decided to just go with the Awaji theory. And as far...
The cobalt blue bowl could be unmarked Awaji pottery.
Since the wood looks black, I guessed it might be ebony and did a Google search. There is a similar one on ebay with a Tanganyika, Africa sticker....
It might have had a set of those bamboo handles, like a lot of Japanese teapots do. It would have looked like a double handled basket, eh?
Here it is: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/japanese-pottery-mark-on-tube-lined-red-and-white-peonies-vase.1336/
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