That actually looks closer than anything else I've found, thanks so much! I was going through the Millers guide on my tablet but nothing looked...
Thanks :) I did take the photos against white as well but these came out clearer for the detail. The marks are only aprox 2mm in size so minute!...
Hi all, I'm normally fairly good at researching hallmarks but these have stumped me at the moment. European, possibly Austro Hungarian style...
My profile pic is an 1880s argillite carving I found over here while hunting one day. I greatly admire the artwork so always keep an eye open for...
Oh if only, I'd love to hear its story and who originally made it :)
I couldn't believe it when I saw it, I do feel very lucky :)
Might I suggest you start a separate post for your item in the jewellery section? you'll get more people looking at it there.
Hi all, Just posting this for anyone with an interest in Haida and Tlingit art. I found it recently as an unknown item at an auction here in...
Hi all, Im not normally into beads so I'm no good at dating them (if even possible when they're as simple as these) But I was wondering if they...
Do these help? larger images to show the paintwork. The yellowish crackle glaze (where the green isn't visible, like the inside) is reminiscent...
Great, thanks! It's really well made which is what drew my eye to it.
Thanks! That's the way i'm leaning too, not seen another quite like it before.
It is a bit isn't it? Lucky find, beautifully painted! With the raised outlines it reminds me of early satsuma so wondering if it is a form of...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hello all, Interesting bamboo jug, style suggests later Victorian to me or very early 20th at the...
That was my first thought, looks a bit like a polar bear but could be a brown bear.
Really? Wow, we can get it anywhere that sells cigarettes over here, or in supermarkets!
Would not like to anger that wee doggie...the look on his face! :nailbiting:
Lighter fluid works well to dissolve adhesive on paper and other items and simply evaporates. We used to use it to remove old selotape when I was...
:hilarious: Isn't that typical? We never think of photographing things in our own collections!! Unless needing to find out something of course...
They are red pandas and soooo cute. I don't know much about how they figure in Japanese folklore though, have to read up on that. The raccoon...
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