Look like cranes to me. Don't recognize the mark, but would guess German or perhaps Austrian, silverplate - Jugendstil in design... ~Cheryl
Been quite a while, but the last sterling tatting shuttle I had sold for close to $200. - those in other materials, even modern, have sold well...
Thanks, Karen! ~Cheryl
Thank you, Sue! Have a good idea of what they might sell for now... ~Cheryl
Susan - just popped over to Replacements and they actually show more silver than I expected - on the second page, found 5 silver, 6 silverplate,...
Henckels has made a bit of both .800 silver and silverplate over the years, and so far as I know they still produce several patterns in stainless...
Not ringing any bells for me, kinda surprised there's no maker's mark, though. Do see the '2' (1st pic, above the engraved 'B'?) and the nearby...
Nice Dragestil napkin ring, Sue - good eye! Love the wriggle-work, looks like the center section might have been lightly etched and gilt...
Gotta say, the pics are just a bit unclear on my monitor, but they look like pyrography to me too, panels/plaques with stained and painted...
That helps - thanks, Peggy! ~Cheryl
Picked up a couple of circa 1880s Aynsley cups & saucers, found one similar that sold for under $50. on eBay, one on Terapeak, and a couple on...
Looks to me like a '60s-'70s reception/waiting room bench - can recall sitting on similar... ~Cheryl
Gila - Thanks for the compliment, been doing it for a lot of years, usually for profit, but small pieces are about all I'm up to anymore. One of...
Yup - I have four, that one is my little baby.... ~Cheryl
Really nice work, Greg! Used to do quite a bit of faux-finishing - most is long gone or packed away, but while battening down the hatches for the...
Hi Fred - good to see you here... ~Cheryl
AF knows a whole lot more about watches than I, and can't add much that hasn't already been said, but believe the tiny mark is most likely the...
Looks like Tunbridge Ware 'mosaic' effect to me... ~Cheryl
Briwax is potent stuff, the only wax I bother using gloves to apply - have also used the colors on unfinished and stripped wood, produces a nice...
Use wax quite a bit, the different shades of Briwax can be very helpful in refreshing furniture (does have a very strong chemical odor), and for...
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