Definitely an 'E', which fits everything else - at least my eyesight isn't completely shot, got the maker (nice find on his full name and dates)....
Darn, on my phone, really not sure which city-letter is on the right, thought it was 'K', which fit in for Krakow based on the coat of arms found...
The Diana-head dating is 1872-1922, .750 fineness is correct, looks like a 'K' for Klagenfurt(?) - I read the maker's name as 'W.GLIXELLI'... ~Cheryl
The OP said he is inexperienced with silver, and water deposits, like salt corrosion, usually eat into the silver, there are ways to remove it,...
Heh, please remove that bag and give it back to Gila - with my 90 year old Mom suffering from memory problems (her memory wasn't great even in her...
Have a couple minutes, can add a bit to Bakersgma's excellent synopsis - Starr was a manufacturer and retailer, a large enough retailer that major...
Busy - perhaps someone else will explain what's going on with this piece, a nice buy (please don't try to remove the water deposit yourself)......
Clearly my posts are invisible to the OP, so no purpose in coming back to this thread... ~Cheryl
I'm on my phone, but looks like 1962 to me too - suspect the bowl was more likely retailed rather than manufactured by Starr... ~Cheryl
RWB: http://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/London-RR-RZ.html#RW ~Cheryl
It bears London import marks - brought in for sale at Harrod's... ~Cheryl
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Do feel sure I've seen them in reference books, but not really sure which - would guess pertaining to jewelry and/or ladies accessories... ~Cheryl
Eh, different countries, different names, different users and dates of use... Here in the U.S., and wouldn't be surprised if it's American, this...
All very true, All_fakes, that's why I'd already mentioned it - twice... ;) ~Cheryl
Wouldn't be called a 'chatelaine', it's a 'chatelaine bag/purse' because of the attached chatelaine hook... ~Cheryl
The chain looks fine to me, these are not particularly uncommon, and were very popular in their time, made of all sorts of materials - leather,...
As already said, an electro-formed, gold-plated skeleton leaf - also remember them being all over in the '80s (Orchid blossoms were done the same...
As already said, it's a late 19th-early 20th century crocheted, beaded chatelaine bag, probably commercially produced, but may also have been...
They're cordial glasses, intended for liqueurs... ~Cheryl
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