This eBay seller in NJ is always listing tin types, etc. I am not a collector, but I always enjoy looking at them. The photos of the period are...
The maker of your bowl.
A bowl like yours is on Etsy with the sticker of the maker on the back with the mark.
There are many different marks on imported Chinese and Japanese ceramics that have the ANDREA sticker, as you know. As a collector of Meiji Arita,...
Search eBay for "Asian Andrea Sedak" and you will find several of this vintage bowl. Below is one:...
A similar bowl is currently on eBay made by ANDREA BY SEDAK. At one time, it had probably a gold foil sticker. See the second eBay item with the...
So true. Similar to "handmade" and "handcrafted".
As a member of the "Boomer Antique Collectors Club", you can understand why dealers in the 70s kept saying how it was getting harder to find the...
It’s understandable how labor intensive this type of metallic item would be when hand made by artisans. Plus, neither silver or copper are cheap...
:rolleyes: IMHO: Here's where we get into semantics. Mixed metals are known as alloys that do not chemically combine. The metals may be in...
Just for the sake of discussion: Carving a linked chain from any hard mineral would be very labor-intensive and therefore, very expensive. Would a...
Whether the base is marble or onyx, it has a made in the past 50 yrs Italian look to me. I've seen similar birds on branches made of ceramics on...
The silver color metal might be "alpaca silver" which is a combination of metals formed to create a faux silver metal. This metal is also known as...
Go to YouTube and search for “Chinese Painting Factory”. I think you will find some interesting and informative videos.
Looking closely, you can see the mark The Kangi mark (1662-1722) appears to have been placed/printed over the wash. This is a decorative piece...
The two-round pieces on the front appear to have the Chinese double happiness wedding symbol. [IMG][IMG]
:) Thank you for your kindness and understanding.:)
The blouse has a "leg of mutton" sleeve, which has an interesting history for Fashionistas. Doing a Google search brought up one exactly like...
With the large size, it might have been a temple censer. Kinda' large for a home. As for the coins, the previous owner might have used the censer...
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