We carried brass flower-petal ashtrays like the one linked below at an upscale department store that I worked at in the mid/late '70s - have also...
Eh - seeing one with original box, suspect 1970s-80s dating is probably closer to correct......
Sold one several years ago, unfortunately, mine didn't say 'Gucci' either... ~Cheryl
Oops, see a pic of them separated from the base has already been posted! ~Cheryl
Individual ashtrays, circa 1960s-70s - if you're lucky, it will say 'Gucci' on the base, though many don't... ~Cheryl
I also think they were written by the same hand, but probably at four different points in time and he was mistaken, more than once, about the...
I usually find post-mortems a little creepy, but these two, while sad, seem sort of oddly lovely, especially with the sweet notes from his...
Hehe - could be, but seems unlikely to me, doubt he'd want to celebrate a defeat even with his survival, and it would be mentioned if he did......
The naive floral engraving and the somewhat crude cast bits are what made me think it might be Spanish Colonial, not terribly unusual for it to be...
Given the melting point of pewter, strikes me as a very unlikely material for a brazier - looks like heavily tarnished, and somewhat abused (nasty...
My first thought when I saw it was that it was a Spanish or Spanish Colonial brazier (brasero, braserillo, or chofeta) - an ember bowl. Would...
Very helpful, tells you that it's a brazier... ~Cheryl
Welcome - you will find many people here willing to help you, but you have to do your part too. Measurements are also quite helpful in...
Interesting piece, but seriously, it's not really sensible to keep posting more pictures, please just take a few minutes and write down the...
Heh, figured that would be where they came from - my Mom has collected swans for decades, I know a 'pelican in her piety' when I see it, only took...
Frankly, as already mentioned, they look like pretty standard mid 20th century restaurant ware to me - have a hard time seeing them as any sort of...
To my eye, looks like they're a bit of a loose fit in the case - would expect to see a marked pair of S.P.J.P. prism binoculars in that case,...
Suspect it has a connection to Corpus Christi College - believe the armorial belongs to founder Bishop Richard Foxe (Fox). If you see a swan-like...
Hi Ana, and welcome. The pen case is solid sterling silver, as indicated by the marks. As already mentioned, the Lalex number doesn't show up in...
Wouldn't mind having any of them, include me in, please! ~Cheryl
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