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graciosa imagen!

I had to dress him up a bit! ;-) www.sumo.fm/#image/id=2070320

This is a press shot of the magician Carlton, known as The Human Hairpin. His autobiography can be found online here: archive.org/details/twentyyearsofspo00carl This shot is used on page 21 of his book.

This type of pottery is generically known as Cantonese - Cantonese pottery is quite common and often comprises of brightly painted large vases (usually pairs). The Foo Dog finial is often seen on lids. From the looks of it, I'm guessing it's late 19th century but the mark on the base would confirm or refute that. The better quality vases shows exquisite detail in the painting and the dog image is finely moulded with sharp detail and well painted. 'Cantonese' pottery is still exported from China worldwide but most of the modern examples lack that quality, although are still attractive decorative pieces.

Well taken. That is a nice looking Vase.

Is it possible that this image was made for an auction catalog? The vase has been moved to a location with a simple backdrop. Is there any record of an sale of the furnishings at Mount Juliet at the time?

Stuart Swiftly trying to distract everyone as I remove tag "Lion" and replace it with Foo Dog finial. (Move along, nothing to see here)

Slimdandy Hmm, that's a thought, though the McCalmont family bought Mount Juliet in 1914 and remained there until a few years ago...

Previously.

beautiful color

Vehicle reg (996) doesn't indicate anything exotic. (WI 1 to WI 9999 were issued for vehicles registered in Waterford with between Jan 1904 and Jan 1966. So consistent with date/location).

According to this website, the patent number which beachcomber australia has highlighted is the patent which Cotton received for the style of frame. (Which the ads linked from that website describe as a "world-class triangulated frame".)

Ouch! Somebody got hurt real bad if the front rim is anything to go by. Maybe this shot - was taken in support of an insurance claim.

Thanks all! We hadn't quite realised that we'd posted this one previously - great that the higher resolution (and new megazoom) allowed for the patent number/etc to be picked out. We shall (hopefully) explore entirely fresh ground tomorrow....