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...
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