Now I need wasabi. And ponzu juice. And pickled ginger. And miso soup. And.....it's flippin' COLD out there and y'all are making me hungry!
The 18CT mark tells us it's British and older, because on this side of the pond it's a KT mark instead. The "Ct" went away before WWII if memory...
My first mental response was Italian, probably because they looked like Dantè.
He looks kind of like my cousin Tom too, who is now 75.
...besides someone who needs to better care for their legacy software.
THe only way I'd remove it would be to have brass plates engraved with the same verses, preferably duplicating the handwriting. Since that process...
I'd think some sort of dipping sauce.
I'd probably leave it; I think he did that with a fountain pen. To me, it's part of the work.
My first thought was "oh that poor vase!" I suppose we're lucky it's still here instead of the garbage heap, but somebody's amateur auntie had a...
He's a little too old for you, but he's cute.
I bet that's a Roy Rogers cowboy costume!
I'd say opal pin. Can we see the rest? I think I saw a Victorian-style hinge on the back. That may be a Halley's Comet pin, but I can't see...
Oh heck, just get one of each and be done with it!
Seconded - the Made in England mark was (mostly) added after 1890 to satisfy USAian import/export laws. It wouldn't have been there in 1790 and...
She'll attract attention with that on!
Never ran into her designs. Any jewelry maker who has an eponymous US shopping mall store gets a flat NO from me. That includes Tiffany.
Also, if it helps you sell to someone else, everyone makes out. On the downside, taking less makes buying new stock more difficult. Another...
I'm seeing yellow at the hinge, so likely yellow with palladium plating. Either way, I agree that they're not really old. A lowercase S mark...
Two words: Melt Me
Just you wait, 'Enery 'Iggens.
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