This picture "Kids Sledding on a Hill" by H. Hargrove was purchased at a library auction. It was purchased by the library from Lifetime Galleries, Inc. in Merrillville, IN. and displayed at the library prior to sale. I do not know the purchase date or the date that the picture was made by the artist. I believe that this is a limited edition silkscreen - it has #5 listed on the back of the frame. It measures 20 x 24. I have 4 other pictures by this artist with different themes (Blacksmith, Winter scene, etc.) from the same source.
When I saw this piece I fell in love with the delicate colors and the beautiful handpainted birds. The painting depicts a water scene with plants and birds.
Light shines through the porcelain. It has a bamboo shaped handle that used to have gold overglaze. There is a lot of nice gold on rim.
The only makers marks are the knaji in the photo. It has a crack visible in the photo of the single bird, runs from lip through the birds tail.
There are 2 types of birds, I believe the 2 black winged ones are kingfishers, would like to know what the larger single bird is.
Handcarved in (bees?) wax, the item is very detailed and depicts a people and a A frame home. Back has the Johanna Kerzen label and says Made in Germany.
Thank you for your time and hope someone can help as I cannot find any information on this item. . ~~Jackie
An old wind up record player in very good shape, has extra needles etc., trademark RCA, made sometime between 1909 and 1912, very nice wood cabinet with record storage, needs to be cleaned and polished.
