I found the "some crazing showing its authenticity" comment interesting... Trotting off now to verify the authenticity of my crazed-glaze pottery...
Would think, with that simple, almost instructional 'HOT WATER' printed in the interior, that it probably had an insert for something to be kept...
Well then, some more scent boxes for you - Danish hovedvansaeg and Norwegian luktevannshus:...
It's a scent box or vinaigrette (loddereindoosje/lodereindoosje) - used to hold a small scent-soaked sponge......
Look like mid 20th century individual salt/pepper shakers to me - have seen several variations, including some nice Japanese sterling versions (do...
Quick online search finds these: Set of spoons:...
Have run across demitasse spoons like those several times (those I've seen have fancy bowl-backs), can't recall seeing any kind of maker's mark on...
I've only seen Hillivi/Hillevi as a female name... It's not a particularly unusual shape for a pin, have seen numerous similar pieces from other...
It's really more a cross pattée variation than a Maltese cross, and I think unlikely to be anything more than a decorative pin/brooch that a...
https://fineart.ha.com/itm/silver-smalls/a-gorham-14k-gold-match-safe-providence-rhode-island-circa-1900-marks-lion-anchor-14k-x387-2-3-8-inches-hi...
Looks like Gorham's lion-anchor gold mark... ~Cheryl
#4 is, as already suggested, a sugar box (zuckerdose):...
Here's an old thread that shows part of 'swan hell': https://www.antiquers.com/threads/some-salts.1380/ ~Cheryl
Heh, swans in general, I usually refer to her house as 'swan hell' - she only has maybe a couple of dozen different swan spoons... ~Cheryl
Thank you so much! Received it a couple of days ago, but things were hectic and I wanted to work out some dings and polish it before posting...
Wow! Thank you so much! ~Cheryl
Please throw my name into the hat too... ~Cheryl
I would think more likely Balkan/Eastern European - maybe Romanian, Bulgarian, Yugoslavian, or even Russian. I often see chip-carved pieces from...
https://www.royalthames.com/Cruising-Events/Ensigns-and-Permits.aspx...
The small dishes were most likely intended as open salts, and the spoon, at that size and shape would be for salt, though it could, like the...
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