T Thank you ! That's the same type of object for sure, but not sure I'm 100% on board with the description ;/ It is the same crowd offering it...
Interesting discussion it's an old pot but I don't think this has ever been under the sea for an extended period, the wear looks wrong. The...
Searching with bronze rather than brass brought up a lot more matches so thank you for that @@komokwa ! This one is the the Metropolitan Museum...
Yes I had seen this one - quite curved on the side profile though which would make it a better fit over the foot. Maybe its a foot piece but ties...
Thank you! The form is very similar by the looks, looks like that one is quite flat too though I can't be sure from one Pic. Can't quite figure...
Yes one end has what looks like a notch the other is smooth all around. I did look for signs that they were both mounted on a stand after the...
I never rule anything out :joyful: but the form being rounded all the way around and it being so roughly made indicates this is not its function....
Thank you for the suggestion! I see what you're thinking but I really don't think the swivel mirror is right. It's definitely not a frame because...
Thank you! But it's rounded on every side, so no way this is a frame :happy:
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi all! Happy 2025 I have a head scratcher here - I've had it a while but no closer to...
Thank you for this. I've had someone suggest this might be a stock jug and the hole would be for draining out the seperated stock after cooling,...
Paris Porcelain makers Samson et al were known to produce imitative wares - did that extend to fantasy marks too?
Thank you @John Brassey ! So the cup would have sat in the neck like a lid? Maybe then the hole is just a drain hole to allow cleaning / flushing?...
Here's another pic showing its 'birdness' ;) Also it's glazed inside mostly, though doesn't seem to be at the bottom inside (hard to tell for...
Yes, if you fill it without plugging the hole it comes right out again
Thank you! Yes it is a bird form, my photos don't capture that very well unfortunately, but it has a little beaky spout. Any idea why just a hole...
Hello all Happy Weekend ! I'm posting a little oddity I picked up a few days ago ... very knocked about and very coarse in form but I thought it...
Cute plate - why do you think it's not Bay? The y is curly as you say, and the reference site shows an example without the 'Bay' on the base - see...
Varnish can go yellow quite quickly if it's not great quality and / or if the painting is left in lots of UV light. Pro restoration (or at least...
Thank you @kentworld @Ce BCA @Any Jewelry - it is a really interesting find and I think quite rare, so I am chuffed with it. I knew it wasn't a...
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