Bronwen, I don't believe the crack is age-related. It looks to me like a moulding flaw, as the reddish stain that colours the outside of the...
Bronwen, I believe it’s made of an artificial material because 1) I can’t see any grain, even with a loupe, as I’d expect with ivory or bone, and...
Thanks for your thoughts, Bronwen. I liked the parasol handle theory because of the thinness of the wooden shaft the handle was attached to, only...
Parasol handle - great suggestion!
I'm hoping somebody might be able to help me identify what exactly this carved head of a fez-wearingTurk may be. It looks like the handle of a...
Thank you, Judy.
Can anyone tell me anything about this doll? It’s 19” tall and was made by Palitoy. The clothes look original to me, and when the arms are moved...
This is a very heavy, painted metal (cast lead?) horse, about 4” tall. Does anyone recognize it? There are no maker’s marks on it, and I’m hoping...
Thank you so much, buyingtime777! Now I know the maker, and that the horse likely dates to the 1950's.
Hi, everyone: I picked up a nice but inexpensive porcelain horse figure today. My efforts at researching it have failed so far, though, because I...
It does look like molten silver was simply poured into an open mold, doesn't it? Not the sort of thing a big manufacturer would do.
Thanks for your replies. For some reason, when I first saw this, it put me in mind of horse bridle decorations. The pendant theory seems more...
Hi, I found this dog portrait in a box of antique items; it's about two inches tall, has a square loop at the back, and is simply marked...
Okay, thanks everyone for your thoughts! Dave
Thank you for the link to the excellent article, Judy. I'm sure you're correct, and it's not antique, but hopefully you can see why things like...
Hello, everyone: Earlier today, I picked up this doll pram at a yard sale. The seller told me it came from the attic of her family's 1880's...
Judy - thanks, I think you're correct, and he's composition. Mill Cove Treasures - thank you, too. I'll be sure check out Meyer dolls!
Thank you! I hadn't noticed the stripes on the white cuff before - they're very faded, and show up better in the photos than they do in the flesh....
Does anyone recognize this 6 1/2" tall doll? I found it today at a thrift shop. It appears to have some age, is made of a hard plastic of some...
I don't think so. There's something that looks like a spider web pattern, that is just visible in the second photo, but nothing I'd call a...
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