Yesterday, I presented both pieces to the 925-1000 Russian forum for Bookahtoo and while one of the members initially felt the salt was "not...
Sounds reasonable regarding the quality of the work... And to correct my other post (darned autocorrect), edible = incredible. ~Cheryl
The icon itself is under the protective cover, it should be a complete painting, though one having only the hands and faces painted might date...
Believe anyone who would give you any kind of reasonable evaluation online would ask to see multiple images, showing all the parts and very clear...
Richard Mutz / Gildenhall - nice piece, feeling a bit of envy... ~Cheryl
There is an edible amount of faked Russian silver, of widely varying quality both in the manufacture of the items and the marks - for me, just the...
Pretty sure it originally had some type of springs and webbing in the center of the seat (a good memory foam cushion would probably be just as...
Usually prefer not commenting on old, or supposedly old Russian silver, but to my eye, these do not look right at all... ~Cheryl
'Cricket Chair' might be a useful search term... These are by Tell City: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Mid 20th century 'Early American' - would have had cushions on the back hanging from the posts, a cushioned seat, and usually an awful little...
That's an older design, the pattern dating to 1889, the candlesticks produced between 1891 and 1902 - unlike the previously discussed marks, these...
Personally, don't see anything wrong on those candlesticks, any perceived problems with the marks are because they were struck on the curved...
Am also surprised that an old and respected firm like Rau didn't address the clear issue with these marks, which, to my eye, are unlikely to be...
Bakersgma is right, those long legs and the wide decorative 'collar' point to circa 1870s, and would be a sugar missing its lid... ~Cheryl
Gotta say, not seeing any resemblance to a seal top spoon other than perhaps a bit in the shape of the bowl. I've seen this weirdness a couple of...
Jelly server and lemon fork. ~Cheryl
The rising sun mark belongs to Asahi Shoten (shoten means shop/store), Yokohama and Tokyo, they are still in business... ~Cheryl
Often have the feeling that Frenchies are trying to speak 'human', same with Huskies... ~Cheryl
It was extremely uncommon for Gorham to use date codes on flatware, they were used almost exclusively on holloware, and some of those weren't date...
Those are Gorham marks, the pattern is 'Wreath', introduced in 1911, the 'E' is a weight mark indicating 'Extra', one step above the the lowest...
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