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Offline Artiste

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Help Needed about Rare Items... PLEASE
« on: February 15, 2008, 01:56:59 pm »
I love to find things which are rare, unusual, fun...

Because since one can not easily find some information about certain items, you are asked what you think about this item, give proof of what it is, its value like price or other values like good for kids or adults, etc., as you please.

I will try to add an item daily for your pleasure!

Some are terribly old, but needed is also its age, etc. from you to guess or find??

PLEASE!!

You may find other things about that items if you like and give here.

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Re: Help Needed about Rare Items... PLEASE
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2008, 03:04:50 pm »



           What a lovely little thing.  It looks chinese.  But i am not sure.  May be Japanese.



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Re: Help Needed about Rare Items... PLEASE
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2008, 03:56:46 pm »
Merci ifyoucantfixit!

I agree with you.

Do you see that it is a person holding a green hat topping a cactus in a pot?

But is that a female, male or both as in...???

And I am gusessing that it is Art Deco style??

What do you and others think?

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Re: Help Needed about Rare Items... PLEASE
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2008, 04:01:42 pm »
Help...

is this old?

Seems obviously hand painted!

Such many scenes with birds and flowers on each of the two eggs!!

What do you think??

You want more pics??

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Re: Help Needed about Rare Items... PLEASE
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2008, 04:21:55 pm »



        iT SHOULD BE EASY TO SEE IF IT IS HAND PAINTED.  You can see the brush strokes.
The pictures should be raised and tactile to the touch, separate from the egg/  That was a
very popular pass time for young ladies during the Victorian age.  Painting egg shells.  There
are still people that do that of course. 



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Re: Help Needed about Rare Items... PLEASE
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2008, 05:41:00 pm »
Merci!

Yes, as you say I can see the brushstrokes, and they are therefore, hand painted!!

I wonder how old??

Can you and everyone guess how old??

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Re: Help Needed about Rare Items... PLEASE
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2008, 06:22:28 pm »
not sure how old but cool idea artiste!!!
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Re: Help Needed about Rare Items... PLEASE
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2008, 07:43:05 pm »
Merci!!

Are they not beautiful!!

I wonder how valuable these eggs are??

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Re: Help Needed about Rare Items... PLEASE
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2008, 07:57:04 pm »
I'm sitting here trying to figure out that box they came in. It doesn't look deep enough to put the lid on with the eggs inside. ???

Those eggs are beautiful. I love the colors. They certainly look old and I would imagine they are quite valuable.
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Re: Help Needed about Rare Items... PLEASE
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2008, 08:18:33 pm »
Merci!! Thanks!

The box does fit those two, as the panels used to be glued together!! They are glass panels!! Hard to tell  how old, that is what puzzles me about the glass which had like some time since it became apart more and more... but also the eggs have still fresh colours, since I kept them in the dark in bags!!

Usually such eggs are not that scenics, and here the birds as well as the flowers are so delightfully well done. Even if I am a professional artist of 50 years plus experience, I am overjoyed by that coloration!!

Want anymore pics anyone??

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