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  1. 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/

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  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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...

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  5. 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

    dutch-scene-furniture-ornaments-6-inch-round.jpg Jul 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
  6. 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
  7. DragonflyWink attached a file to the thread Silver Plated Apple.

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] ~Cheryl

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  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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...

    intaglio-ashtray-set-1927-Allen-Monthly.jpg Jul 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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....

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