It's known as something like Amazon Attacked by Panther, or simply Amazon. It looks to me like Panther Attacked by Horse. More cameos here:...
That was my immediate impression, that he's sliding. Looks like you don't need to lift the lid to pour, so he would tilt with the rest of it &...
It's completely down now.
Hi Ashley. It was made by a hobbyist, not a commercial jeweller. Could be anytime from yesterday to 20 or more years ago.
Don't you have a book that is quite thorough on Egyptian marks? Does it include info on time before British established this system? Lucked into...
Whenever someone has one of these for many hundreds of dollars, & I feel compelled to correct them, I always try to sweeten the news by telling...
The best Internet guide to Egyptian marks is the one I wrote for eBay. Then they took all of them down & now favor influencer type things rather...
It's not Ebe, it's Ehe. Try again. :)
Egyptian marks are always in a rectilinear cartouche. If more than one they are side by side, not spread around like this & not oval. When there...
900 silver not Egyptian Iran maybe (guessing on faint memory)
@kyratango It was your 'like' that made my total 44,000. :kiss::kiss:
So give. Tell us what you found so we can learn something too. :pompous:
@kyratango This one sold in the last few days for $115:...
https://www.antiquesilverlondon.com/antique-silver-claret-jugs/1272-art-nouveau-800-grade-german-silver-claret-jug.html...
This one is described as German:...
What bothers you about it? I have seen box clasps like this on better Egyptian silver jewellery, so not surprised if Turks also use it. What...
Apt to be 800 silver.
Oh, sorry, ambiguous. I meant, if they're not claret jugs in OP's post, what would be a more accurate word for them?
I read here & there in that heraldry guide & learned that when families marry, arms may be joined. Perhaps that's at work here.
Think I know what the problem was with 'cants' (when baby Hercules found snakes in his crib he strangled them) but have to confess I do not...
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