This is a rare historical book from an original memeber of the ku klux klan.It is in very great condition considering age.All pages are clear and spot free.Original binding.
These are Haviland Limoge collectible plates depicting the 12 days of Christmas by the artist r. he'treau that were collected over a period from 1970 to 1981. We have the entire set. They are in excellent to mint condition. There are pictures of these on ebay, but we have not seen the entire set.
It's my best friend's 30th coming up and I wanted to get him something special. However, I'm a bit short on coin at the moment (who isn't, right?) and I thought maybe a nice floral theme netsuke or inryo to go with the furniture on his sword.
I came across this one. It looks perfect, but I'm not sure about the authenticity, given the price, the somewhat vague details given by the seller, and the fact that it looks to be in suspiciously good condition (especially the cord).
I have identified the piece...3-3/4" numbered 7373/AP however the marking is nothing I've seen before on any Herend piece. I've located the marking, number 8 with a crown on this URL: http://www.oldandsold.com/pottery/germany8.shtml
This piece has also got other markings...The word HUNGARY is written under the mark, an embedded 'stamp' "HEREND" under the word HUNGARY, an embedded handwritten 7373 with an embedded '6' under that at the edge. There is also a blue handwritten 7373/AP off to the left side. This gives the 7373 handwritten in old school with the slash mark thru the 7's in two places instead of just one, like other pieces I've seen. There also appears to be a raspberry colored '5' in an upper right area.
As described, there are alot of extra markings on this piece that don't appear on any other Herend piece I've looked at at many other websites.
This piece is perfect but I can't seem to 'age' it in order to determine its worth, making me wonder if it's a replica (copy) or if it's just a piece that's older than anything else out there. The design of the flowers and leaves actually go all the way to the outside edges of the bottom inside 'floor' of the basket where newer pieces seem to end much closer to the center.
I was going to put it on ebay but need to know its worth first. If it's valuable I may leave it to my son instead.