Samuel Smith, Sheffield, 1894. https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/Sheffield-S.html#SS ~Cheryl
I'm confused too - did he identify the mark as something other than what I thought back on the first page? ~Cheryl
Please show a source that includes the information that would affirm your assertion that it is a "Studio glass acid-bathed bottle", rather than...
Please cite your source for the second piece... ~Cheryl
Not sure why it would make a difference, but I said his 'main production' - he did work on vases, bottles, bowls, and other objects, but the...
Eh, been twenty years or so, but have literally seen it done from start to finish, deep intricate 3-dimensional designs, much of his work done...
Would think the etching/carving done by sandblasting - used to have friend who would do it in his commercial shop for glass artisans, using their...
That's a Pom... ~Cheryl
My thoughts as well, that vinyl-covered base, and the very unlikely weight, makes me believe it's filled. And typically, regardless of origin,...
Here's an 'Armada dish' from the same year:...
Quite a bit after 1890 - those are 1990 hallmarks. Comyns has done some historical reproductions, this might be based on a Russian trompe l'oeil...
Just more confirmation - from an 1897 watchmakers'/jewelers' catalog: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Have seen similar called Victorian 'sweetheart' brooches, suspect there's a missing back-plate of some kind... ~Cheryl
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/egyptian-ring-maybe.32547/...
The enamel-work is 'basse-taille' - transparent enamel over a 'low-relief' texture or design... ~Cheryl
Eh, first image appears to be buttons with wire shanks, second image is of plastic snap parts (KAM-Snaps)... ~Cheryl
Will be truthful, the one-hole buttons I've run across have been either those missing their wire shanks, bone or wood molds for thread or fabric...
Gotta say, those don't look like buttons to me, they look like nice quality lucite/acrylic discs, maybe French, and would think the same age as...
It's on the back, along the bottom - enlarged and enhanced a bit for clarity: H-in-shield/TINN/MADE IN NORWAY [ATTACH] Here's another of the...
Should mention that the design is likely based on the silver 'face' pieces done by Henrik Møller, Josef Smejda, and others, the motifs taken from...
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