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I just found out from a friend on FB he has one identical to this [Image Can Not Be Found] oh well, for $5 wtf........ [Image Can Not Be Found]

Larry L;17269 wrote: I would ask to see the "just like it" one. There where lots of things such as this mass produced but that does not mean that's one of them. That is a lot larger and more detailed than any other I have seen... What ever the case, its cool and a score

My friend David Norrie replied to my FB post on this and said he had an ''identical''piece like mine which I took to mean it was manufactured. It is not. It's real repousse as his is and they both have the same motif, characters, size and so on but they are done totally by hand. He bought his in Boulder CO at the ''Tibetan Store'' 6-7 years ago. Somewhere in Asia there are highly skilled craftsmen cranking these things out (I would go mad after a few)but I imagine or rather hope they do one of a kinds as well. Gone are my dreams of having it appraised at an antique dealer but I still really like it....

Larry L;17272 wrote: Ok, I met David and he is no fool... 😀

Glad David got back to me on this because, well he actually has done a fair amount of copper repousse and me not so much, I like to think I know it when I see it.....:nerd:....lol
He really had me going when he said ''identical'' cause I took it to mean as in stamped or pressed and I poured over mine with a magnifying glass mumbling ''no freakin way''. I haven't seen his but when I do I'll take a few pics, should be interesting.

William_P;17282 wrote: Sorry man, I retract my offer. After a bit of thought your object is almost guaranteed to be a fake, a manufactured antique item. Most likely purchased at the Panjiayuan "Dirt Market" in Beijing, brought here, and then dumped. A majority of items sold there are phony baloney antiquities. There is a tradition of making fakes in China dating back 1000's of years with regards to art works. You probably would not find a stack of those today though, since the production run could have happened 20 years ago. So actually, you may have the only one left! Either way it is still a nice find, regardless of it's origin.

It's real repousse and not manufactured. The motif is a repeat that's all and whoever did it was very good. In any case I'm happy with it and don't need to sell it.