Big question, LOL! Some centuries old ceramics can look brand new and some new stuff is artificially aged.
Yeah, B is the most interesting, but I like raku, so A, too.
Not British, but I'd have him/her on my shelf! It has quite a lot of character so maybe Chinese, maybe someplace else.
Ah, I couldn't remember the name. Glad you found it. But there are 2 marks -- something black on top of Donath's.
Well, the pin cushion part could be newer -- a replacement for the original one that probably looked worn, shabby or deteriorated.
Those half-dolls were popular in the early 20th c, so I would guess pre-WW2.
Whoops! Forgot to copy the link for the "Ming" one and now I can't find it. Google lens brought up quite a few -- called the Longevity plate (I...
Ah, good to know! Thanks!
SIS for the win!
I don't think you can go wrong with that price! Somewhere or someone said that with Yixing tea pots, it should be horizontal from the tip of...
Compare this on from ebay: https://www.cafr.ebay.ca/itm/285136339454 What is distressing us is the brushed on brown stain on the base. And here...
Figure looks Asian (Chinese) to me, and I think that the factory name is under the reg number. Way too blurry for me to figure out.
I concur. 1860-ish?
That is sweet! Pen/quill holder.
Good question. It might be a decorator's mark. Usually retailers' marks don't cover the manufacturer's mark. Sometimes you see "Made expressly...
Not Chelsea Derby. Pretty new, I think. Moreotherstuff is correct, it is small and the gold is not as shiny.
I think that a retailer's mark is likely correct. The other times you will see an overmark that obliterates the maker's mark is when the...
Hello, and welcome! Well marked covered vase or jar by a studio potter -- Peggy O'Rourke as noted on the base. She also kindly added the date,...
Yes, I'm sure it can be, but I'm not the person to try and remove the back, LOL!
I vote Woodward.
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