This is an extract from an expert on Nortiake i spoke to who shall remain anonymous.
"your examples are significantly better quality than most examples I have come across with this mark on them,
Your set dates approximately 1926 as this mark was initially registered in Bombay in 1926 though this mark was used for many markets, such as Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the then Dutch East Indies, French Indo China, British Raj India, the Dominion of South Africa, and many others. It has even been found in Israel which was formerly Palastine.
I have seen a very rare piece of blue desert scene with this mark and it has a pattern number which was purchased from a family which bought the set in 1927 and it was sold in Jerusalem. It is also known that this mark was shipped in small quantities to the United States, and to the United Kingdom as well.
it is a a very beautiful set. I am sure RC collectors would pay alot of money to get it. Pieces with the red mark are less common than ones with either the blue or the green. The green being the most common of backstamps to be found with this mark.
This Homer Laughlin teapot is about 8" high from the base to the top of the lid. The pot is a deep burgundy or red with extensive gold filigree on both the bowl and the lid. The handle, spout and top of the lid are all gold. There is some wear on the gold but no chips, crazing or cracks on the pot or lid. The pot measures about 10" from the tip of the spout to the handle and about 7" across the fullest part of the pot. The bottom is stamped with a crest that is divided into 5 parts:
The top says: Homer Laughlin; the upper left and lower right quadrants have a lion; the upper right has 2 circles with flower; the bottom left has 3 fleur de lis. Below the crest is a banner: "Warranted 22K Gold" There are no dates or lettering indicating production date. Can anyone identify this pattern, and give an estimate of value? Thank you
Artist Armadee Forrestier was a Frenchman who lived and worked in London during the 19th Century (1854-1930). His work was featured in such galleries as the Walker Art Gallery, the Royal Academy and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. He was also an illustrator and his worked appeared in The Illustrated London News and The Times and many, many books. It is reported that his work does quite well at auction. My painting is what appears to be a color print of a water colour of two turn-of-the century young women (circa: 1900) who are both seated in front of a fireplace; one reading and seated in a nearby sofa and one seated on the floor directly in front of the fireplace fanning herself. There is a penciled inscription on the back cover of the painting that reads.....214. Reading Series, which is taped and centered at the bottom of the back cover. Would love to download an image, but my attempts to do this proved to be fruitless, because the image is underglass. I believe it may be rare, of course :), any ideas out there on its value, please feel free to email me at [email protected] -- I know it's worth more than the $4.99 I paid as his posters on a Website sell for $50.00 each. Thanks so much, Lady Diana, USA
Looks like a barber bottle to me but I am not sure. The mouth of it is unevenly pressed outward in folds. There are numerous small air bubbles throughout. There is no seam. The upper portion where the neck begins seems to have been placed on after the rest of the body was done. The color is definitely an olive amber
thomas organ model 871b celebrity royale-june 1970 w/ leslie, t.o.p.s., preset synthesizer, two rows of keys, lots of settings, "fancy foot" rythm panel--excellent condition, believed to be very rare
