Just had another look at the bottom. I don't read Russian, but think maybe it says Hermitage? Museum reproduction?
Catherine the Great. I keep finding this one (at the moment being offered on eBay for about $73 US by a seller in the Ukraine) but not yours. [IMG]
Eighty inches is Isidora Duncan long. Thought from title it might be a piano shawl, but not right shape. Wondering though if it not a runner or...
This is strictly personal opinion, but when it comes to original art work or anything unique, for which there is no way to see what an identical...
I had not heard of using the wife's maiden name initial for this. Seems a little odd, as the flatware is typically acquired in connection with...
A lot of Egyptian gold tourist souvenir souvenir jewelry is rose gold, so maybe some connection with alloying to get rose or green gold & fineness...
They couldn't find any ties the right size.
We had some discussion around this general topic not too long ago for another trunk.
I still have the 2 footlockers I took to college way back when. One has unneeded bedding, the other, stuffed to the brim with Christmas...
I'm waaay challenged when it comes to deciphering photos. Now it all falls into place. Wonder whether the F family had a whole set of flatware...
Guess you better put your slippers on & take it back down to the basement. Eventually the bottle will be a Soviet antique.
I'm completely out of my depth here, but every image I can find identified as being the Francis I pattern looks like this: [IMG] leaving no room...
Was going to write that I have been told it is difficult to solder 2 different types of metal together, but decided I'd better do some checking...
Looking at the photo again, I think the man I assume to be a servant is holding on to the parasol pole to steady himself or it, but not holding it...
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Or if you want to respond to just a part of a message, highlight that bit & hit 'reply' when it pops up. Hitting 'quote' saves it so you can...
Looks like past sale results will not help.
Your last message came in while I was writing. See you are not wanting to sell, just to have a better idea of what you have (& maybe see if your...
Just as a very general answer to this question, I have found that first you need to gather the most accurate terms you can find for the item...
I'm still a bit of a newbie here myself, although have so much fun participating I became a 'well-known member' within a day or 2. And I'm an...
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