No size given for the containers, but would think rather than egg coddlers, they're more likely small storage jars, with the loop intended to hold...
The punch bowl base is 'Krys-Tol': https://www.carnivalglassworldwide.com/krys-tol-glass.html ~Cheryl
Would guess that the sponsor was suspicious of the fineness, doing the right (and legal) thing by having the goods assayed, and not offering...
Didn't bother to look around, but India was my guess as well (especially given their somewhat casual use of '925' or 'sterling')... ~Cheryl
From a 2016 British assay offices publication: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Not really seeing Brutalist, and believe it's a fairly modern piece - the three marks to the left of '925' appear to be from the London assay...
I'd forgotten that thread, but it's not the same crest and does look more like a lion (the critter on this piece has a beak)... ~Cheryl...
Okay, I'm just confused now regarding a lion - is it the dreadful right-facing lion-passant shown with a 'VO' mark on the silvercollection site,...
Victor Obler did produce a few small items in sterling... ~Cheryl
Knowles... ~Cheryl
Hehe, helpful only if your post is seen... ~Cheryl
Find reference to the form as being a sugar sifter, as well as a tea strainer spoon, personally lean toward tea, but perhaps the OP might try it...
Figured it was probably German - odd that the sections of the 'acorn' seem to be so divided, not sure of use, olive spoon certainly a possibility,...
What is the size? As a note, there are individual salt sifter spoons, but this would be an unusual form and appears too large... ~Cheryl
Since I seem to be extolling the virtues of aluminum patio furniture, the pieces below are near identical to the anodized aluminum tubing...
Eh, certainly can't say for sure without actually handling them, but having used and owned a lot of aluminum patio furniture, these look like...
Hunhhh, sure looks like turned burl wood to me... ~Cheryl
Sorry, not really seeing perfection, just my personal opinion of course, but you asked... For me, the ornate frame on the plaque distracts from...
From a 1920s retailer's catalog: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Eh, would probably guess it's a partially obscured '830S MSK' - the Danes and Norwegians made a lot of modernist wire-work pieces, but that's...
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