From the 1898 Sears catalog: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
I used to have bookplates long ago, I was doing hot-stamping on paper-goods as a sideline, so mine were gold-imprinted with my name - now if I...
When I was a kid, a crazed art teacher laminated our drawings exhibited at a local art show, so "they wouldn't get ruined" - looks like middle...
Believe that's an Allsopp Bros, mark... https://www.langantiques.com/university/mark/allsopp-bros/ ~Cheryl
It's a water set tray - this particular shape is more common with the tilting ice pitchers, but have seen ones like this before... Here is a...
The piece with the fairy is not a pot, it's a pitcher - appears to be insulated, with a hole in the bottom to release condensation and a small...
Here's a 1952 Coro ad for similar 'Heraldic Jewelry: https://www.morninggloryjewelry.com/articles/vintage-jewelry-ads/coro-1940s/2/ [IMG] ~Cheryl
My Mom had a couple of similar 'shield' pieces when I was little, they were already old enough in the early '60s to be relegated to my 'dress-up'...
Looking forward to receiving a spoon I've long kept an eye out for, finally found one at a reasonable price: [ATTACH] 1891 advertisement:...
In the U.S., the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890 required the origin of all foreign goods and packaging be 'marked, stamped, branded or labelled' in...
Should be English retailer Liberty & Co., they were heavy importers of Japanese wares from the 1890s well into the the 20th century... ~Cheryl
https://www.bonanza.com/items/like/388454988/Vintage-Coro-Bird-Flower-Circle-Brooch-Pin-Silver-Round-Patent-Pending [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Pretty sure the original was a Coro brooch... ~Cheryl
Some hunter cut a plaque out of a pine board, attached a can tab to hang it. drilled through the bit of skull and used whatever screws he had...
A French champlevé enamel seal of somewhat similar shape and size:...
Not sure what the champlevé (not cloisonné) enamel top has to do with the seal, the matrix (the stamping end) is what would have been engraved for...
I'd think that Aquitaine has it, looks to me like a bronze wax seal with a blank matrix and champlevé enamel top, likely French... ~Cheryl
Looks like a crumber missing its handle and matching tray, likely originally silverplated......
A French chain would more likely have a large spring-ring rather than a toggle - may or may not have had a fob/charm... From a 1913 Savard & Fils...
Billiken - size would be nice to know, and bit awkward to sell since it's ivory (suspect Komo and others will be along...) ~Cheryl
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