She's 4¼" high, ~7¼ oz. The clay color (visible at the bottom of her bowl) is an earthy red, but I don't know if that's terra cotta. The white bib...
A fine but correct distinction; accepted!
Guilloche feather, imho. Lovely!
This was Mom's...and for all I know it came from th' Old Country (Holland) with her 98 years ago. I'm usually good at understanding the design...
Yup...I've shared that experience. Now it all gets washed before testing. I prefer 409, but Simichrome is good, too. BTW, nicotine is...
Please explain...Probably you mean a saline solution, for amber; it should float. But I'm curious enough to ask...thanks.
Those eyes look Chinese, in several ways...to me, anyway.
That's the very first I've heard about old protection from (I assume) Smallpox vaccination. I'll look into that promptly...what a nice bit of good...
Is the print on plywood, or paper? If paper, I hope it's not glued down...
Future pics of appropriately grouped selections will be posted to this thread, but for now, an overview...to whet your appetite: [ATTACH] The...
More to come...inna new post with Stiletto in th' title...soon!
Thanks for the effort, but I've looked at the bottom carefully after seeing your photo-wizardry and can say with confidence there is nothing in...
Sure is a resemblance...especially the 2 on the right, last pic. I'm reconsidering my earlier comment.
Well, there are a very few other marks in the immediate vicinity, an' I considered that they may have all been produced by the potter to indicate...
A second pass, local to those imperfect areas, will reward every bit as much. Good luck!
What are the flowers? I'm not well versed in posies.
Yep...I have seen other frames with similar treatment, and it does add to the overall. Thanks!
This is 4½" high, 2¾" mouth (either way!), 3½" foot; it weighs 12 oz. It's been thrown, judging by the interior bottom. The foot rim has been...
Agreed. Glass can take whatever you use on it, excepting strong acids. As with the suggestions above, try a small patch with each of your chosen...
I do, but my experiences is with ukiyo-e, the Japanese fine art...and it's very limited at that. I'll follow your suggestion about Gustave...
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