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Title: Antique wall plates made off plaster
Post by: gerspee on September 23, 2017, 04:13:21 AM

Just made a swap with some antiques . Two big molded plaster wall plates with a knight or crusader ? Any idea where and when made ? Thanks

Title: Re: Antique dishes made in and when ?
Post by: KC on September 23, 2017, 11:06:05 AM

Gerspee, are these made of plaster?  Try finding similar by searching chalkware plate hangings.  I am searching.

Can you identify the men?  From what area of the world?

Title: Re: Antique dishes made in and when ?
Post by: gerspee on September 23, 2017, 11:59:04 AM

The faces and clothes are to me maybe the North African area but not sure  . There made off plaster with a iron hook to hang them .

Title: Re: Antique wall plates made off plaster
Post by: ghopper1924 on September 29, 2017, 01:16:10 PM

They look like Biblical wise men.

Title: Re: Antique wall plates made off plaster
Post by: gerspee on September 30, 2017, 02:15:48 AM

Maybe and maybe biblical but looks to me a early rifle he's holding . And no idea how old the are ?

Title: Re: Antique wall plates made off plaster
Post by: KC on September 30, 2017, 08:53:25 AM

Agree with gerspee that it appears he has a rifle.  And, typically biblical you see camels.

I would bet these were popular from the time that "Lawrence of Arabia" came out (1962) and Arabian Knights.  That also is when chalkware was still real popular.  If you search "Bossons England Chalkware Arabian" or "Bossons England Chalkware Shiek" you will see similar faces to those on your plated hangings.  These are also from the 1960's.

The horses ARE NOT decorative in their adornment as you would see in the late 1800 paintings.  For Example:  Giulio Rosati (Search his paintings.)

Title: Re: Antique wall plates made off plaster
Post by: ghopper1924 on September 30, 2017, 01:13:58 PM

D'oh! I didn't notice the rifle. Not too biblical.  Good answer with Lawrence of Arabia!!

Title: Re: Antique wall plates made off plaster
Post by: gerspee on October 03, 2017, 09:16:26 AM

Nice to know but still not a similar plate anywhere to be found on the Internet to compare ?