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DragonflyWink liked Ex Libris's post in the thread Wall plaque - Denmark? Similar to recent mirror & comb holder.
After a painting of David Teniers the Younger? [ATTACH] https://www.mfab.hu/artworks/10709/
Jul 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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DragonflyWink liked komokwa's post in the thread Silver Plated Apple.
just looking at it reminded me of Rogers.... but I was to shy to say anything..!:shame: Yay , Dragon !!!!!
Jul 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM -
DragonflyWink replied to the thread Silver Plated Apple.
"Promising"? You're welcome - simple search on eBay for 'silverplate apple' turned up quite a few just like yours, many still in their...
Jul 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM -
DragonflyWink liked Marote's post in the thread Wall plaque - Denmark? Similar to recent mirror & comb holder.
No marks hidden on the back? Here's a tray https://www.ebay.com/itm/127067300543 with the same center image [ATTACH] with a Barbour...
Jul 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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DragonflyWink attached a file to the thread Wall plaque - Denmark? Similar to recent mirror & comb holder.
These silverplate on copper bits include a 6" round: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Jul 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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DragonflyWink replied to the thread Wall plaque - Denmark? Similar to recent mirror & comb holder.
A flue cover is referenced, so it's perhaps around 8 inches in diameter? What does the back look like? Similar Hans Jensen pieces are...
Jul 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM -
DragonflyWink attached a file to the thread Silver Plated Apple.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Jul 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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DragonflyWink replied to the thread Boy! is this a piece of essex crystal?.
Thank you, Tallcakes - I've bookmarked the site for reference! Just to add a note, Hoffman wasn't the only maker of these Czech pieces,...
Jul 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM -
DragonflyWink liked TallCakes's post in the thread Boy! is this a piece of essex crystal?.
form is consistent with Hofmann 1933-34; multiple examples in catalog glas-musterbuch.de/portal/n25 Ashtray
Jul 11, 2025 at 9:28 AM -
DragonflyWink liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Boy! is this a piece of essex crystal?.
My parents had a silver one. It stopped the cigarette butt from smouldering in the ashtray, and potentially causing a fire.
Jul 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM -
DragonflyWink attached a file to the thread Boy! is this a piece of essex crystal?.
There were also built-in snuffers on some ashtrays, and here's one with an intaglio insert and a snuffer attached to the matchbox...
Jul 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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DragonflyWink liked charlie cheswick's post in the thread Boy! is this a piece of essex crystal?.
never knew that, so they used a glass stopper to crush the lit cigarette out ?
Jul 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM -
DragonflyWink liked charlie cheswick's post in the thread Boy! is this a piece of essex crystal?.
so people used to 'Kill Cigarettes'.................oh the irony ;):)
Jul 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM -
DragonflyWink attached a file to the thread Boy! is this a piece of essex crystal?.
I like them too - my Mom was a salt collector, and I did her research and cataloging, I've been around them for over half a century....
Jul 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM