Chrome seemed very modern then & the trend was toward modern & away from traditional.
The 2 look significantly different from one another to me, although both ES with a double line through. Thomas' (Welcome, Thomas) is older in...
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@SYNCHRONCITY You do know that the only way the seller was going to find the key was if you made a new one, don't you?
The careful notation about when seen & when painted and the one about calling on Mrs. Banning make me think painter was a she.
Call & see, I think.
No idea if thee details matter to this debate, just things I notice. The shape of the crown has already been mentioned. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The clean, simple lines of the lids & handles are what make them look somewhat deco. That floral wallpaper design on the bodies is less fussy...
Welcome, chivori. You are younger than I am too. If you read some threads, you will soon lose all respect for us. Sometimes we are very silly. :)
My first thought on type of box is, if not exactly a despatch box, one for keeping correspondence in. Looks about the right size & shape for...
The way the maker did not use all light blue turquoise nor bother to arrange different shades in any kind of order on the dangles says older...
This is what catches my eye: [ATTACH] Would expect them to take care getting the gold onto the name. And are the raised letters typical?
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Usually 'art nouveau' & 'art deco' are not used to mean a time period unless the thing being described is also in the appropriate style, while...
The Chinese one appears to be a copy of yours. Wonder how the one you have became well enough known to spawn such copies.
What has happened to your lady's left eyebrow?
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Probably you already know, but EPNS = Electro-plated Nickel Silver.
It does. That's how the flower was put on. Is that one described as being deco? Closer in feeling to art nouveau or just plain Victorian. The...
This must be one of the more challenging threads to wade through. I applaud your fortitude. That the signature could be written in Kurrent is an...
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