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Posted 5 months ago
Aly
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This is unusual and I haven't been able to find anything similar, maybe Majolican, Austrian. Beautiful condition money box. Any information gratefully received!
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Looks like a copy of the German tobacco pieces..
https://www.rubylane.com/item/11055-004560/An-Early-German-Austrian-Figural-Majolica
Do you think it is a copy rather than an original? Will check out the link - thank you
Hard to say? The Chinese copy a lot of stuff including Murano glass. One thing Waki taught me was, always look at the details in the face(especially eyes)and facial expressions. It seems to be lacking compared to other examples.
Ohh thank you Dav!
He looks like a tobacco jar ..but you don't say if the top comes off or not?
Hi Lizzie, it is a money box, the slot for the money is at the top. I have extracted one coin so far and it is dated 1871. There's a few more in there but you have to get it just right to be able to get them out. Otherwise, the only way you get the money out is by smashing it. Thanks