I know nothing about this item exept that it is constructed of oak and on the back it says "Standard Furniture Mfg Co, Pittsburg PA." The Date above is a guess, I'm not even sure if this qualifies as arts and crafts. The only reference I can find to this company is a 1929 map of Pittsburgh I found on the university of pittsburgh website.

These are some pictures of the pottery. I have 8 place settings. Dinner plate, dessert plate, bowl, cup and saucer. I also have a serving platter, large bowl, casserole dish with top and milk and sugar holders. All are in excellent condition. One plate has a small chip and one bowl has a small fold in the pottery.(not cracked) I contacted the manufacturer and was told that these were called the tawny color. She could not give me exact time frame of when these were made. They have a loop on the mug arms and on the tops of casserole dish and sugar dish.

Small 9 inch wax head doll with good quality blue glass eyes set close together. inside head painted pink.

body fabric stuffed with straw, no waiste, arms and legs mache/compo with painted shoes and stockings.

mahair wig replaced ,clothing old fabric .

can supply pictures 

It belongs to a homeless man, he's had it for ages, I didn't really ask the history for it. It may be an old family treasure. He's form some country in Europe and wishes to be able to sell it to go back. Jewelry stores offered him between 300 and 500 for just the carraige.
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This belonged to my great Grandmother who immigrated here (Australia)

from England in the 1920's. The pattern appears to be grapes or blackberries on a vine?

From research I have discovered:

- This Royal Doulton mark was used from 1931-32 onwards

- "3-35" imprint means it was made March 1935.

- "D5311" pattern number was registered to Royal Doulton in 1933,

There is a "9" (maybe a "C", please check photo) printed under the "D5311" pattern number.

Any idea on what this means would be great.

I would love to know any other information on this piece please,

what the "9" or "C" means,

what the "17" means, what this pattern was called,

what this bowl would have been used for and any idea of value,

etc (besides the priceless sentimental value, of course! :) )

Thanks so much!!! :)