Don't really get into value, but will say that French silverplate sometimes sells well. Adolphe Boulanger was the maker that came to mind, but...
The 'ED' is rocker-engraved (wriggle-work), and I'd think probably original to the piece - my eyesight is so bad anymore, can't really make...
French silverplate marks, and the decorative band depicts mistletoe, a common French motif. The goblet looks rather small, perhaps intended for...
Raúl Moncada (suspect 1955 is the correct birthdate): https://aota.myshopify.com/collections/moncada-raul...
Here you go:...
It's a novelty sewing kit in the form of a miniature valise (the handle is missing) - a thimble goes in the ring, the loose piece, which should...
'Ashlar' - Masonic perfect cube fob charm... ~Cheryl
Personally, would be surprised if it's Chinese, especially with the Mt. Fuji motif - and have seen similar 'Blessing' symbols as a decorative...
Here's a double inkwell in a desk set, from a 1917 catalog: [ATTACH] And one from a 1919 catalog: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Mine - 4¼" tall: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Japanese antimony inkstand, as already suggested, could be late Meiji, or a little later - nice the inserts are still intact, though a bit...
Thanks, S-I-S, it's a sweet little thing, bought it for a song online to add to my Lily of the Valley collection - fuzzy pics and bad description....
Hi Jeff - glad I could be help on 925-1000, don't have much time to really participate much anywhere these days, but am enjoying sharing my...
Might also be pine needles - can't really tell from the picture... ~Cheryl
Sweetgrass or pine needle earrings - without provenance, don't believe I'd want to call them NA......
This is a spoon from my collection, when acquired around 2005, I contacted a dealer who specialized in Gorham cast souvenir spoons, he happened to...
It's a desirable and not particularly common spoon, as with all of Gorham's cast spoons, but it's not even close to "very rare" as that seller...
1891 advertisement from a firm that produced the cuts used in advertisements and catalogs: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
That's the New Bedford, Mass. 'Whaling City' spoon, it's one of Gorham's cast souvenir spoons, a more expensive process than die-stamping, they...
With the reference to Pat's pewter site and to the 925-1000 section on silverplate, which was his baby, this thread put a huge lump in my throat -...
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