Always a bit frustrating to be shown only the mark. From what I can see, it appears to be electroformed - a lot of electroform jewelry was/is...
As indicated, their 'No. 1.' cup (1866 catalog): [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Bicchielli & Pasquini in Florence - the Italian 'star' mark indicates 1968 or later production, the '569 FI' on this piece used until 1994, newer...
Relate to most things said here, and also, for me, memories of the time spent hunting and gathering with my Mom are priceless. We used to go to...
Sorry, just noticed their ambiguous 'Early' dating - believe they're likely Hanau, late 19th-early 20th century......
Short on time: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Early-Silver-SERVING-TONGS-figural-handles-German-13-/273787151928 ~Cheryl
The brass buttons were for trousers rather than overalls, the white button is a china 'piecrust' - no reason the mismatched buttons weren't...
Does look a lot like one of Henning's little swinging trolls... ~Cheryl
Hehe - XXX indicates triple plate, the maker was, as already suggested, Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co. ~Cheryl
Might not want to look if hunting is not your thing: https://www.outdoorlife.com/how-to-hunt-giant-tundra-swan ~Cheryl
Hi - what is the size of this piece and how deep are the holes? The reason I ask is that I once had a similar piece, doubt it was even 3" tall,...
The best crazy quilts are those filled with memories, and this one certainly is. The shattered silk pieces are typical, the result of the...
Nice! To me, crazy quilts were/are an art form - there are many books on the subject, the McMorris book is probably my favorite:...
Thanks, C - enjoyed the spoons you shared on the 'Spoons' thread, would love to see more, but totally understand having your stuff packed away (I...
Thanks, guys - it was a lovely tradition... ~Cheryl
An Alvin ad from 1892: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
This Alvin ad from 1897 shows the two smaller spoons in the pic above, the same ad published a week later has the chick-in-egg spoon replaced...
An old pic of three of my Easter spoons (the center Gorham H-series has a baby face peering through a cracked egg), the box on the left, one of my...
The Easter before I turned ten, a Peacock's ad in the paper showed an assortment of Limoges egg boxes with a tiny bottle of L'Air du Temps inside,...
Thought that was probably around the size, though they probably seem large, were more likely table spoons, place pieces, used for eating, soups,...
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