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Antique Questions Forum / Re: porcelain lamp?
« on: September 18, 2012, 11:54:25 am »
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: porcelain lamp?
« on: September 17, 2012, 02:33:43 pm »
Thank you everyone for the information. They do look like the "George and Martha" style, I thought it looked french as well....so now it all makes sense lol.. 
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Antique Questions Forum / porcelain lamp?
« on: September 17, 2012, 12:40:53 pm »
Hi, I am trying to find out some info on this lamp. It was given to me by a lady in her 80's and she says she remembers it when she was a child in her mother's home. it has gold gilding on the arms ,around the picture and on the base.In the picture there are two women sitting on the grass and a man playing a guitar(??) . I dont see any makers marks, the bottom of the lamp is felt. there is no cord/plug on the lamp, but the lightbulb socket,harp, and an old lampshade are intact (maybe original shade?). It is green with with white marbled through it.It is 36 cm in height .
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old bowl with legs, maybe enamel on metal, any info?
« on: August 14, 2012, 01:37:02 pm »
I sent the pics of the bowl to idcloisonne.com.... ......heres what she said......
You have an interesting early Japanese cloisonne footed bowl, I would call this a centrepiece for a large table. It is quite old, dating about 1860 to 1880. The crude mat enamels and the colors are typical of this period as well as the background cloud wires being positioned at different angles instead of all going in the same direction, as future cloisonne pieces show. There seems to be quite a bit of oxidation to metal and enamel surfaces which is quite normal. The base metal is copper or a copper alloy with a gilt finish.
The motifs have a feminine influence, the bird is the Buddhist symbol for the female element, as well as the Yin, in Yin and Yang, black and white and other opposites in the Asian culture. The floral band on pale green represents the Japanese Empress, a bouquet of three paulownia flowers and leaves. Other flowers are not familiar to me in these primitive styles. The criss-cross bands represents rice grains or food.
Really cool!!! Now I know the story
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You have an interesting early Japanese cloisonne footed bowl, I would call this a centrepiece for a large table. It is quite old, dating about 1860 to 1880. The crude mat enamels and the colors are typical of this period as well as the background cloud wires being positioned at different angles instead of all going in the same direction, as future cloisonne pieces show. There seems to be quite a bit of oxidation to metal and enamel surfaces which is quite normal. The base metal is copper or a copper alloy with a gilt finish.
The motifs have a feminine influence, the bird is the Buddhist symbol for the female element, as well as the Yin, in Yin and Yang, black and white and other opposites in the Asian culture. The floral band on pale green represents the Japanese Empress, a bouquet of three paulownia flowers and leaves. Other flowers are not familiar to me in these primitive styles. The criss-cross bands represents rice grains or food.
Really cool!!! Now I know the story
)
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old bowl with legs, maybe enamel on metal, any info?
« on: August 01, 2012, 01:06:19 pm »
i can see a gold color from the metal in a few places, but the majority of the metal looks tarnished and grey /brown in color.
Thanks again everyone for all the info, its fun figuring out the story behind this antique
Thanks again everyone for all the info, its fun figuring out the story behind this antique
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old bowl with legs, maybe enamel on metal, any info?
« on: August 01, 2012, 05:39:23 am »
thanks fancypants, I wasn't sure what type of bird it was. And to mart, I am terribly sorry about the pictures !!!! I am novice!! And I am not sure how to resize the photos!!!
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old bowl with legs, maybe enamel on metal, any info?
« on: July 31, 2012, 03:02:11 pm »
This is a damaged part where u can see the metal wires sticking out.
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old bowl with legs, maybe enamel on metal, any info?
« on: July 31, 2012, 02:04:50 pm »
There are wire borders around the leaves and all the decorations. The pic dosent show it very well.
thank you for sharing some information.
thank you for sharing some information.
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old bowl with legs, maybe enamel on metal, any info?
« on: July 31, 2012, 10:50:19 am »
Its all one piece.
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old bowl with legs, maybe enamel on metal, any info?
« on: July 31, 2012, 10:47:49 am »
No maker's marks on bottom...
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Old bowl with legs, maybe enamel on metal, any info?
« on: July 31, 2012, 09:35:08 am »
I had to make the pics smaller, so the quality isn't as good.
Oh, the bowl is about 30cms in diameter and 15 cms in height
Oh, the bowl is about 30cms in diameter and 15 cms in height
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Antique Questions Forum / Old bowl with legs, maybe enamel on metal, any info?
« on: July 31, 2012, 09:03:24 am »
Hi, a friend of ours was throwing this out, she is in her 80's. She said it came from her mothers house, so I am assuming it could be around 100 years old.
it looks like enamel on metal , and its like a bowl with three legs. there is a pic of a bird in the bowl , and flowers all around, maybe lotus flowers?
All this info is pure speculation on my part, and I am no expert, just loves old things. Any informationb about this object would be very helpful. thanks
Can only post one pic, its shows inside the bowl. outside the bowl is decorative as well.
it looks like enamel on metal , and its like a bowl with three legs. there is a pic of a bird in the bowl , and flowers all around, maybe lotus flowers?
All this info is pure speculation on my part, and I am no expert, just loves old things. Any informationb about this object would be very helpful. thanks
Can only post one pic, its shows inside the bowl. outside the bowl is decorative as well.
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