She's glass. Is there a little chipping at 3 o'clock that is permitting cameo to turn a bit? I see them from time to time, but do not know...
http://www.nigelwilliamssilver.co.uk/flatware.htm
Berry ladle would have been a better choice of words. Probably too small though. If it's smaller than a teaspoon, not sure how many olives it...
The flowers sprouting out of her head are an odd touch. These ladies are a type, but engravers seem to have tried out different arrangements of...
Maybe this Birmingham silversmith preferred this style, or to use as much silver as possible to raise the price, or...? Date letter is 1908/09,...
Berry spoon?
Don't forget that penmanship used to be a graded school subject & students were taught a particular style of cursive that was practiced...
Back from the museum, had a great time, now back to the main pursuit in life, isn't it? I may not have understand correctly what he meant to...
Victorian era Italian shell of a fantasy country scene.
Maybe LTC, since in monograms the surname is often the middle letter. Or is it LT Company? Copyright LT? Would like to see more sides, as well...
Can we see the inside?
Excellent observations all. I'll add these two: the printer was not consistent in formatting entries; hyphenated surnames were not that uncommon...
Even what they are strung on is very odd. How many different strands/colors are involved?
My impression is that the smaller mauve beads have been touched up with artificial crud to suggest they were excavated.
Or maybe there were 4? [ATTACH] Or 5? I also have a single photo example of a hardstone cameo - portrait of Prince Albert, I think - that has...
Apart from getting 14K when you thought GF, it's a really unusual chain, haven't ever seen a watch chain with anything other than one of the...
Oh, good grief:...
On, no, join on in. I thought all this had to be getting pretty tedious for the wider community, so Jivvy & I have been continuing to bat it...
There was, after all, an Imperial Academy of Art in St. Petersburg.
@Jivvy [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Why there is confusion over whether it is Lamant or Lamont.
Separate names with a comma.
