This ornate floor lamp, it has all of its original parts, and is still functionig strong! It has a beautiful marble center piece, original ribbed glass shade, detailed designs, and is in almost perfect condition for never being restored! Its looks like brass fpr the frame o
I've tried researching the markings on the back of this painting but to no avail. It is painted on a piece of wood and unsigned. There appears to be clear acrylic brushstrokes applied to the surface to simulate brushstrokes (see the close up pictures). I do know that a genuine painting will have brushstrokes of color and wll vary in size and texture. This painting does not have that from what I can tell. The back has a half sticker and therefore making it impossible for me to reseach as well as the stamped marking (can't make out the first 3 letters). So is it real or fake? Who is the artist or was it mass produced? Any help is appreciated.
It appears to be and old Japanese woodblock print. It looks to be printed on old fiber like material, and the ink bleeds unto the back side of it. I has stamps on it and an artist signature marked on it but dont know who the artist is cause I cannot read Japanese characters. It is a landscape scene with mountains in the background and a lake. In the foreground there are people in tradition outfits walking around and some are sitting down and having a picnic
I purchased this at a tag sale the other day, and was wondering if anyone has any information as to its age, purpose, or value.
The piece is 8" tall by 5" wide, and has a beautiful semi-matte drip glaze in ochres and greens, It still has a partial paper label attached to the top tier which says: "WILE SONS & CO Inc, SOLE AGENTS FOR THE USA, IMPORTERS NEW YORK NY" It's in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, or crazing.
There is a little information on Julius Wile Sons on the internet, but I can't find anything on this particular piece.
I believe it is probably imported from Europe in the 1930's, and held some sort of liqueur. But that's just a guess.
