That's brilliant, thank you all for the quick responses.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi All I was having a clear out and came across this piece, I guess it would be described as art glass. However glass...
I think it could be a spinel.
Prayer holders?
Maybe a child's walking cane?
Looks like the mark of Birmingham maker Henry Matthews, late 19th century or early 20th.
Hi Your spoon is from Malta, the maker is Andrea Naudi, active from the early 1800s.
I think the maker may be Joseph Gloster Ltd
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Hmmm that's strange, I am hosting with postimage.org and they were showing on the preview before I uploaded.
Hi All This small silver beaker is rather heavy for its size and features one mark only on the base. I am assuming it is continental but I may be...
Wouldn't surprise me if the finial was silver, possibly off an English teapot. If you take it off and look underneath there may be some hallmarks.
Hi The number 12 denotes the silver content (12 Loth), equivalent to 750 silver.
Many thanks for the replies, I will have a look at my copy of Turner's to see if I can track down a Scottish provincial connection.
Hi I have this tablespoon with three marks on the back of the terminal, I am really struggling to find anything like it online or in my reference...
Looks like the single sword mark used on Dutch silver from 1906 -1953, this was used on 835 and 925 standard.
The Dundee town mark, known as a pot of lilies.
I use mine as a mobile phone docking station when I am charging the battery.
The import date letter is for 1994, so I would imagine the year of manufacture to be of a similar time period as most items imported would have...
The importers mark is for P H Vogel & Co.
Separate names with a comma.