The mark on the first one is an outline of Taiwan.
Let's hope so.
Call it Belle Epoque. Looking at the bottom should clarify if it's bronze or spelter, but if it doesn't want to come apart easily, don't force...
Good to know it arrived. You're entirely welcome.
I'd suggest it's Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria - but that's a real reach.
I think the composition is odd: low on the picture surface and off center to the left. That doesn't seem consistent with the quality of the...
They're pretty cool. Could easily be Czech.
It's certainly better than sponged pine trees and palette knife daisies.
I don't know anything about Awaji, but I doubt that stilt marks are an indicator. Any pottery that has stilt marks is likely to have 3.
I have WWI commission papers from Britain: one for 2nd Lieutenant, Land Forces, 1915, and the other for Captain, Royal Air Force, 1918. In the...
I think offering someone a free shave during the revolution would be equivalent to inviting a bandit to a "necktie party".
Here's an eBay listing for another copy of the second. Make of it what you will....
It's well on its way now.
It's a-maize-ing!
From the back it looks like they've been repaired; like the looped border has broken free in places and been soldered.
I would guess Japanese because they remind me of kokeshi dolls. If you are listing these, a kokeshi reference might be something to include in a...
You can have it Fig. Just send me your address and I'll pop it in the mail.
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I think it's a very interesting photo. It does look staged. Maybe the photographer found an interesting site and "enhanced" it with props....
I have this watercolor (no longer framed) by a local artist, signed and dated ’57. The painting is 18” by 22 ¼” with no significant borders. It...
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