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Kornilov Brothers Tobacco Jar

Though unmarked, I believe this tobacco jar was made by the Kornilov Brothers Factory of Russia between 1840 and 1850. A similar example is illustrated in the Batenin/Kornilov book from 2008. It is also possible this copy was made after […]
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2017_17

Once the lids for the modular set were completed, there were thirty three new moulds in just over a week. It didn’t sink in how many that was until I unstacked them. These and other recent moulds pretty much covered […]
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2017_16

The base and stacking modules are moulded but not the side opening, uprights or multi chambers. Twenty five moulds done so far. A third of the way through the lid moulds. Fans and dehumidifier running every night. Often as not […]
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Russian Porcelain Easter Eggs

I believe that this group of Easter Eggs was made by the Russian Imperial Porcelain Factory. Period of Nicholas II, 1894 to 1917. The Nicholas II – Moscow Coat of Arms Egg, the Bird in Wheat Egg and the Poppy […]
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King of Beer

This porcelain scent bottle dates to the mid nineteenth century. Continental European. The subject is Gambrinus, the mythical Belgian King of Beer and patron saint of brewers. April 11 is his accepted birthday. Made with duo scent chambers. One opens […]
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2017_15

It took a few days to get the space ready to make moulds again. After failing to find any boards I liked at the hardware store, I had the idea to make the cottles I needed out of UHMW plastic. […]
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2017_14

I have been experimenting with different combinations of colours under the Black Hole glaze. There are three coats of glaze brushed on in total as always. I have been layering different colours of glaze on top of each other for […]