Looks like a toothpick holder to me... ~Cheryl
Kind of screams that period, right down to that 'square-on-point' pendant, with the owl a popular motif. Can't shake the feeling I've seen a...
That is really nice - I'd think circa 1880s, likely rolled gold... ~Cheryl
Here is a piece with similar design motifs, some different flowers, also produced in 1900:...
It is very pretty, but though not sure what the flowers are, they are not poppies, and while 'Poppy' was a multi-motif flatware, all the designs...
Mid 20th century cordials (for liqueurs), novelty snifter shape, not anywhere near the size of a proper snifter (there is purpose in the wide deep...
All three pieces here look German to me, and the pig is a good luck symbol (Glücksschwein) there, often represented with a clover in its mouth,...
I've a lifelong weakness for tiny boxes and tubes - please count me in, Peggy... ~Cheryl
Sorry Nate, not really following your thinking here - assuming you're referring to the 'joint' as where the stem joins the bowl with the...
Believe the quality mark is the 4th standard (.750) lion-head used on small pieces... [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Regarding the British silverplate spoons (James Dixon & Sons, as Bakersgma suggested), the bowls were not joined to the handle, they were factory...
Eh, with the nice engraving, could easily be someone's monogram, first and last initials, (or the first letters of a couple's surnames) -...
Apparently the 'Peavine' line has been respected in the American Saddlebred community since 'Rex Peavine' in the early 20th century (and I won't...
Can't help, but he is quite wonderful! ~Cheryl
Missed this thread completely when originally posted...but what a great result! Congrats!!! ~Cheryl
Good! The forums have become so heavily monetized in the last few years that the ads have made it a bit difficult for me to read at times... ~Cheryl
Just a few snippets, from various posters on the Russian forum: "The fineness is 88 zolotniki, in promille 916,67/1000." -Qrt.S...
Believe small poker chips or game counters more likely than thread... Not exactly the same, but 1" chips - scroll to bottom:...
Suspect your bear (what a great face!), more likely originally held a glass trumpet vase insert:...
Not particularly uncommon, have seen the use of Roman numerals for the month on quite a few European pieces over the years... Here is the form...
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