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Antique Questions Forum / Trying to identify metal figurine

« on: November 11, 2009, 10:49:16 pm »

I picked this up at an estate sale. Seems to be made of brass and has art deco look. Anyone have any ideas about it? I just love the look.

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Antique Questions Forum / Help Identifying a Ceramic Mark

« on: November 11, 2009, 09:31:46 pm »

Anybody have an idea of the makers mark on this bowl and any background info? In the picture I don't know if the mark is up or down or what. I picked up the bowl at an estate sale. I was drawn by the design and color.

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Antique Questions Forum / WhatNot Shelf/Bookshelf

« on: October 16, 2009, 08:45:05 pm »

Trying to get an idea of time of when it might have been made, who might have made it, if it's a particular 'style'. It's an exquisite unit, very high eye appeal. Approx. 50 1/4" from floor to top of back, 21" wide, 13 1/4" deep at widest spot. I don't know the type of wood. A friend at an antique store I frequent said that the quality and style of manufacture brings to her mind the late 1880s. I received it from a friend of my mother's after she died. She said that my mom had always admired it and she wanted me to have it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm being forced to sell it due to lost job. Any ideas of value?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Need help identifying unusual figurine

« on: June 16, 2009, 08:46:51 pm »

Hey, KC. The Napco figurines that I'm familiar with look more like Hummel figurines. I'd really be interested in seeing your four. Can you share some photos?
daspackrat

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Antique Questions Forum / Need help identifying unusual figurine

« on: June 16, 2009, 08:24:12 am »

I wanted to share a figurine with you that my wife and I came across. We're trying to determine the artist, age, value. It seems 'familiar' to us but we can't put a name or individual to the work. I've been checking our reference material and on the Internet. There is just something about the piece. We found it in a box as part of a garage sale we bought out about a year ago. On the head I think that there were two little golden 'horns' that have been broken off, as shown in the close-ups. The work seems to us to be older, maybe from the 40's, possibly earlier. It's about 3" high and 2 3/4" from toe-tip to to-tip.