Certainly not Janus. Janus was a male god and usually depicted with a beard. This figure is a Caryatid. Note the flat top of the crown. Caryatids...
The plate is not an example of the process known as majolica. It is glazed earthenware decorated with a technique known as "Sgraffito" (Scratch)....
"As an alchemist he had need of high temperature ceramics for use as crucibles. I've wondered if other alchemists with the same needs hadn't...
Greg, you may have not been misled. Although production of soft-paste porcelain came to end in the 18th century some potteries did continue to...
Let me see if I can help clear things up a bit. Both stoneware and porcelain become non-porous once they have been fired in a kiln, which is to...
Please don't apologize for an occasional misspelling. We at least have age and hardening arteries as an excuse. It seems however, that I can't...
It wasn't produced in Italy. There are two reasons for that assessment. The base is too crudely finished and most of the Italian canines are...
The first item appears to be an amateur attempt at creating a form of design particular to a small region of Switzerland. Do an internet search...
The maioiche (majolica) plate resides in the Victoria & Albert Museum. It has been attributed to the region of Castel Durante by an unknown artist...
Thank you for the kind compliment. It is unlikely that Giovanni designed the motif for the vase or that he did the decoration himself. Although he...
Its nice to be wanted. Thank you.This mark has had me stumped for a number of years. There are two types of PV marks-one written, as in your...
To answer your primary question the item is properly called a "Trinket Box". Now, to set the record straight let me say that, although it is a...
The company, located in Gualdo Tadino is officially known as Produzione Ceramiche Artistche Tadinate di Volpolini Valerio E C SNC (Production of...
Thank you lilfont. The Alhambra vases are gorgeous but only date to the late 14th century A.D., which makes them "new" in comparison to the Greek...
Thank you lilfont for the insightful response. I was, of course, a bit overzealous in stating that the Greeks and Romans did not have a desire to...
I have been considering preparing an article on finger vases, also known as quintals and tulipieres. The question was prompted by my wife's vast...
It most likely isn't very old, perhaps one or two decades but it is impossible to determine simply because the techniques and materials haven't...
It looks to me as if there are no sprocket holes running along the edges. If not then what you have is videotape, not film. The width of the tape...
Thank you. I am just adjusting myself to this Forum.
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