Heh, can't hear or read 'leg of lamb' without thinking of Raold Dahl's twisted story - two of my favorite old Hitchcock episodes were his 'Lamb to...
Nice piece, Meriden called it 'gold inlaid' on silverplate, though the pieces I've seen looked more overlaid, they were always differentiated from...
Not familiar with the German wine necklaces, and personally doubt the origin really makes much difference here, but will say that I've seen a...
The grapes, with a simple '800' (silver, not sterling), is most likely Italian, though suppose German is a possiblility - it's nice... ~Cheryl
To be clear, the bird on Washington's family crest was, depending on source, either a raven or an eagle... ~Cheryl
I've seen large services, which were often acquired over time, with significant variance in the engraved crests, as well as the monograms (if...
Eh, it's often difficult or impossible to pin down the family - also found in Fairbairn's, please see 'Edgeworth' here:...
That's a pelican in her piety (vuined) on a coronet... ~Cheryl
Read it as a kid, found it very disturbing, same for the movie... ~Cheryl
Eh, you'd have to go back centuries to find the original version, but it's always been a mouse he courted, and way back when, 'Mrs.' would have...
Houseful has it right - it's the 'JA' mark for Jensen & Aamodt, the mark shown on Sølvstempler is the later 'FJ' for Finn Jensen... ~Cheryl
I think it's probably 'A frog he would a-wooing go' too, but since he was courting a mouse (shudders at their progeny - oh wait, they died),...
I have a very similar shell bracelet in tri-color gold, purchased new in the late '80s-early '90s. Nice - that design salt has been made for...
If the price seems reasonable to you, then get it - it's not a really flashy piece, but is quite lovely, and by a quality maker. To give you an...
It is a Norwegian sølje (brooch), made by Oslo based Norsk Filigransfabrikk (1889-1906/1910-1931), and most likely dates to the earlier years of...
What I liked here was that none of us who had doubts were snarky in our posts, and the OP was both sensible and gracious in realizing that it was...
Might suggest having your piece authenticated (clear pictures of the vase and the mark required), as mentioned, Tiffany Favrile was and is widely...
Bit more time now - to be clear, Louis Kuppenheim was a large manufacturer, the founder long gone by the time this piece was produced, they were...
Louis Kuppenheim of Pforzheim, Germany... ~Cheryl
Are you sure that's a bail? Looks more like a watch hook to me... ~Cheryl
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