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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: T_d_harvey@hotmail.com on March 19, 2014, 03:33:28 PM

Title: Brass plate
Post by: T_d_harvey@hotmail.com on March 19, 2014, 03:33:28 PM

Does anyone know what/who this is?

Thanks

Title: Re: Brass plate
Post by: mart on March 19, 2014, 04:17:39 PM

Are you in the UK ??

Title: Re: Brass plate
Post by: T_d_harvey@hotmail.com on March 19, 2014, 07:02:51 PM

No, I am in the u.s.

Title: Re: Brass plate
Post by: KC on March 19, 2014, 07:07:36 PM

First impression was a reminder of a death mask...but he looks pretty darn happy for a death mask!

Title: Re: Brass plate
Post by: mart on March 19, 2014, 07:15:06 PM

Reminds me of some of the toby mug faces !!  Is anything on the back of this,,a makers name or anything ??

Title: Re: Brass plate
Post by: T_d_harvey@hotmail.com on March 19, 2014, 08:19:11 PM

nothing on the back of it. Just looks like it was hammered out with a ball pin from the back and then the face was designed from the front side. Sorry not much help, just something that was found in an older home. Definitely looks handmade

Title: Re: Brass plate
Post by: cogar on March 20, 2014, 02:09:47 AM

That looks to me to be cast bronze.

It looks too thick to be hand made or that's just a shadow I see.

Post a picture of the back side.

Title: Re: Brass plate
Post by: T_d_harvey@hotmail.com on March 24, 2014, 04:16:13 PM

Here is the back of it. It's 1/8" thick.

Title: Re: Brass plate
Post by: mart on March 24, 2014, 05:44:42 PM

That thick would be cast, not hammered !! Try to catch Ipcress and see if he knows that face !! It looks like one of the faces on English Toby mugs !!

Title: Re: Brass plate
Post by: mart on March 24, 2014, 06:47:54 PM

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/antique-bronze-plaque

Look through these !! There were many made,,some are known, some are not !!