Mid-20th Century Asian Artwork

DL sends me an Asian style painting on fabric glued to a backboard and framed in a mid 19th C. frame. The frame is from the mid-19th C. European, but …

Piano Baby Horror 6/15/2017 0 Comments

MLB from Chicago sends my worst nightmare, a turn of the last century German bisque piano baby figurine at about 8 inches long. In size, anywhere from 3-4” to 30” …

Chinese Snuff Bottle

S.J. sends me a Chinese snuff bottle at 3” long. This form has a bad reputation, often labeled opium bottles. These were a fashionable accessory for carrying powdered tobacco ground …

Chinese Screen

M.K. collects toys – but a friend unloaded a 20th C. Chinese black lacquer 4-panel wall screen, inlaid and embellished with mother-of-pearl, on M.K. at her house in Santa Barbara. …

Spanish Shawl

C. and S.B. sent me a photo of one of my passions, a red half-century-old Manton de Manila, locally knows as the Spanish shawl, worn for fiesta. This is a …

With money tight, silver plate flourished

K.L. wonders about the history behind a serving dish he picked up on eBay for $26. The story of silver plate traditionally used for family holidays originated in Warsaw, Poland, …

Chagall’s “L’Accordeoniste”

J.E. sends me a lithograph in colors by Marc Chagall entitled “L’Accordeoniste” exhibiting some fundamental themes: his childlike style, dream-like figurative images (some of which are chimerical), and wonderful colors. …

Lichtenstein Print

A few articles back, R.S. saw my column on a print by Roy Lichtenstein Why Not Put All the Men on the Moon? and sent me HIS Lichtenstein print titled …