About a year ago I was doing a search on eBay for a photograph Of Mother Teresa. I came across this portrait during my search. I placed a bid and more or less forgot about it while i waited to see if i would win or not. As it was i was the only bidder and got the portrait for very little. When it arrived from England i was really surprised by the excellent quality of the photograph and as i considered it, the thought came to me that it would be unusual for Mother Teresa to sit for a professional portrait. Everywhere i looked i saw only candid or news photos but no portraits. After quite a bit of searching i found out that this photo was taken in Canada in a photo shoot being done as a fund raiser to support here Order of Nuns in India. It appears she really didnt want to be involved in having here portrait taken but later gave in as people convinced her it would be helpful if she would accept having it done. This was in 1988 and the Photographer was Yousuf Karsh.
I have looked for quite a bit of time to find any of his photos as reproductions and so far have found none anywhere. As far as i can tell this is the real thing. My guess is that this is a test print done by him sometime after the photo shoot was finished and somehow found its way to Europe and then eventually to me via ebay.
the photo that i have came originally from the ebay website and the stars across the face are not on the actual photo.
Picture of the last supper all original work, water pitcher and blue cloak by table. Was told the originals have the water pitcher and blue cloak(robe) and was made in 1836 by Brunozetti. Don't have anymore info but would like more knowledge on this.
-16 inch tall (without harp) lamp base made from a hard white non-porous material.
-Nubian head with turban adorned with feather and crown.
-316 mold? carved into nape of neck
-Weighs over 6 pounds and feels/sounds like porcelain.
Appears to have been created AS a lamp base since the rod is hugged on all sides by the white material. Based on the the harp, socket (which I removed because they were in poor condition), style of the head, and condition of felt at the bottom (quite old), I believe it to be 40-50 years old.
Oddities:
-A respectful representation. Which I like, but it seems odd considering how many similar pieces are essentially characterture servant or "native" portraits.
-The finish is matte and not glazed.
-I can't find anything searching for "316" other than Roseville pottery.
-The style is odd- does not match up with other mid-century pieces and is not ornate enough to be older European piece.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I worry I'm overvaluing it on my Ebay listing, but at the same time feel it is far more aesthetically pleasing and unique than other lamps of that era. Perhaps it's a personal attachment. :)
