I have some Egyptian items - the ornamental bases of hubbly bubbly pipes - that are undoubtedly plated, because the plate has now almost...
No, not right. That item was marked whereas this thread relates to the possibility of Egyptian silver being unmarked. I have a number of items...
Something has gone wrong with your second sentence ... what was it you realised about the "odd-shaped blob on the left"? I'm intrigued :-)
Thank you for that quick response. That is very interesting because I have identified another item of her silver (presented to her by an admirer...
The reason for my query is that I have some items that look to me to be silver (insofar as one can tell) and they came from someone who knew the...
Thank you, this is interesting. The reason for my query is that I have some items that look to me to be silver (insofar as one can tell) and they...
Good Day I have a small jar with a hinged lid. Its diameter is about 4cm and height about 3cm. I have reason to believe it came from Egypt or the...
Good Day All According to one source I have seen, Egypt only commenced hallmarking in 1916. Can anyone confirm this information? Thank you.
Thank you, everyone, for your various responses. The platter belonged in turn to my Great Grandfather, Grandmother, and Mother. My mother was...
My third photo shows some sort of incision in the base, that could be "16" or "61". Does anyone know if that has any significance. Or is it just...
Thank you for all this information. M
That's an interesting suggestion . . . do these museums really do that for the public? Do they charge a consulting fee (it seems everything must...
It's a pity we don't know the maker or date but nevertheless they are beautiful glasses, although not all the photos on here show them off to...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This platter (31cm x 23 cm) belonged to my Great-Grandfather. My Mother told me that it used to sit on his desk with...
I've seen fabrics like the red one used as a bookmark in an Anglican church bible kept on a lectern for the reading of the day.
Is'nt it a Dutch thing to carry stuff on a yolk like that?
Good Day I can't find an explanation of the logos used on this site ... so could someone please advise what the pair of spectacles next to some...
I too would have said "collar", but according to one of my Oxfords (Oxford Dictionary of English) the term "ferrule" includes "a metal band...
I use silver (plated) meat skewers and silver-and-Ivory or silver-and-mother-of-pearl fruit knives as paper knives and letter openers.
Here is the text I referred to above: " Simba (Pretoria, 1954 to late 1970’s). Perhaps one splinter group of note that formed after the original...
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