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    11-inch African Wood Carving (All you know, please. Thanks.)

    Say!
    Post by: chucktell, Mar 27, 2017 in forum: Tribal Art
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    11-inch African Wood Carving (All you know, please. Thanks.)

    All, I just found out this is ebony. And that it's not a tourist piece. It's a quality cultural museum piece from the 70s. Probably Kenya or...
    Post by: chucktell, Mar 26, 2017 in forum: Tribal Art
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    tastevin question

    thanks bakersgma, i very much appreciate your efforts. maybe i'll take them to a silver shop and find out what they're made of. chuck
    Post by: chucktell, Jun 24, 2016 in forum: Metalware
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    tastevin question

    thanks everyone, i, too, saw the finding of two matching tastevins a red flag. plus they are in very good condition. just some tarnish on 10% or...
    Post by: chucktell, Jun 23, 2016 in forum: Metalware
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    tastevin question

    hello again, i found a couple of wine-tasting cups (tastevins, i've learned). they're identical (including the three marks) to one i see on ebay....
    Thread by: chucktell, Jun 23, 2016, 6 replies, in forum: Metalware
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    Metal Mad-Dog Mystery

    He just stopped ringing (just kidding). Thanks for the information.
    Post by: chucktell, May 30, 2016 in forum: Metalware
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    Metal Mad-Dog Mystery

    Update: While following up on the "effigy" lead provided here, I found enough related images to make me think that my "metal dog" may be a...
    Post by: chucktell, May 30, 2016 in forum: Metalware
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    Metal Mad-Dog Mystery

    Thanks for the fast responses. I think he's got a nice smile. And he gets along great with the turtle dragon. I still wonder how he was made and...
    Post by: chucktell, May 28, 2016 in forum: Metalware
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    Metal Mad-Dog Mystery

    I have no idea where this came from. Shop class? It's a nonmagnetic hollow metal. When I first saw it, I thought it was terra-cotta pottery. But...
    Thread by: chucktell, May 28, 2016, 14 replies, in forum: Metalware
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    Anybody have any insights on this flambé bottle vase? Thanks.

    Thanks. I wonder if the underlying concentric rings under the signature can tell us anything.
    Post by: chucktell, May 24, 2016 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Anybody have any insights on this flambé bottle vase? Thanks.

    Thanks. I'll try to get some more images. Chuck
    Post by: chucktell, May 24, 2016 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    11-inch African Wood Carving (All you know, please. Thanks.)

    Thanks, Komokwa.
    Post by: chucktell, May 23, 2016 in forum: Tribal Art
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    Japanese Painting On Silk?? Hidden Meaning?

    Thanks for your thoughts. More to come on this.
    Post by: chucktell, May 23, 2016 in forum: Art