Not where I can check any references, but seem to recall dating on the 'JACCARD & CO.' mark may extend into the early 1860s. Sold a similar...
Sweet decoration, probably done by a hobbyist china painter, the blank was most likely sold as an orange cup rather than grapefruit, the segments...
Have seen the 'T' quality marks on both Indian and Cambodian silver, including '100', the marks are still in use, but the Cambodian marks are...
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http://www.homewetbar.com/mini-yard-glass-with-wooden-stand-p-2915.html
Looks like a beer/ale glass missing its wooden stand... ~ Cheryl
I find patent marks, whether just stating as patented or applied for, specific dates, and/or the patent number, on all sorts of different items...
As Bakersgma points out, the patent wouldn't have been issued on that date in 1968, but Nov. 17, 1868 was a Tuesday - U.S. patents were/are issued...
Who makes a commemorative 'royal' doily without any reference to the monarch? Looks like 50th anniversary to me too, with the expected bells,...
Collected Sage Green jasperware for a long time, Greg's already given you the dating - this is a fairly common piece, it's the #36 'Upright' jug...
That seems a bit too wide for a shaving brush - dammit, wish my memory was what it used to be... ~ Cheryl
Somewhere in the back of my mind, seem to recall this held a shaving brush, circa 1980s - but find no verification of that, and along with my...
Have a number of ads, etc. showing ash receivers/ashtrays in my files, from late 19th into mid 20th century - they're often misidentified if they...
1907: [ATTACH] 1915: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Smoking set with tray, match holder, cigar/cigarette cup, and ash receiver, most likely early 20th century - can probably dig up some period...
While 'silver overlay' has come to be the accepted term for these pieces, this is not a thin sheet of silver applied to glass, it is 'silver...
Appears to be the same item as in the link posted, same pitted spot above the anchor, same scratched letters between the trademark and production...
Nice ewer - the 'D' prefix was used on Gorham glassware production codes from 1898 to around 1907, the 'A over U E' indicates the piece was a...
Images are still pretty fuzzy, but the grain-lines in the wood continue from one colored section to another (most clear to my eye in the...
Sounds like a lovely collection. Might consider shopping online in the U.S., they're not particularly uncommon here, prices seem to have come...
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