Mention of Japan brought to mind an artist who doesn't do cameos, but seems cameo inspired: Kazuki Takamatsu [ATTACH]
I like the bow. It may be newer, but it captures that "ancien regime" vibe.
Somebody squirted some paint on a piece of paper and gave it a good spin.
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I'd guess the early '60s, before area codes were included in phone numbers.
Telecopier scene from the 1968 movie "Bullitt": [MEDIA]
The bare shoulders are an issue. This portrait by Greuze was painted c1775, but the bare shoulders aren't due to the cut of the clothing:...
A very pretty child, and it does look like a pastel portrait, but putting a date on it may be difficult. There aren't a lot of clues in the image...
Can't quite make it out: [ATTACH]
Like an early texting system. You had to purchase it from a telegraph company, which generated the message and transmitted it over land lines,...
I know squat about this stuff, but my first thought was Georgian. Neoclassical.
Saw this photo album on eBay years ago: [ATTACH]
From "The Magnificent Ambersons": Trousers with a crease were considered plebeian; the crease proved that the garment had lain upon a shelf, and...
Dudes, dandies, dashers, and fops.
Is that style of dress called a dirndl? Could indicate German origin.
Finding two makes me think they are both likely copies of some third.
The largest is a different manufacturing process than the other three.
[ATTACH] Pretty sure someone's going to want to see the mark.
That's a fine looking stove. The woman who cooked on it probably felt she had the latest and greatest.
Oh well. I tried.
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