Treble clef if that helps.
If it’s a fake, it’s a very good one. That’s excellent stitching and what looks like decent leather too.
We’ve gone a bit Danny kaye haven’t we!
I bet that had a nice folding wooden stand once. Octagonal. I’ve had them. It’s very typical not to have Islamic motifs on these. I’d agree with...
Given the airbrushing, I’d say early twentieth.
I absolutely love it.
Yup, I’d think gold. That needs looking at by a museum or whatever. Some Georgian jewellery used Roman glass and there’s mediaeval pieces too.
There’s an excellent Bitossi Facebook group who can also point to other makers. Well worth what you paid.
I’ve seen them here and they were Turkish.
I’d suspect dressing table set. That pink is often French.
That’s a fabulous bonkers bit of Italian sixties into seventies pottery. The style of the word Italy is often a good clue to who made it. Might be...
I think Roman glass is a very good call. The setting isn’t modern, either. Nice thing that.
Agreed, it looks more eastern to my eye, Turkey or thereabouts.
Most welcome. I’ve several Doulton ones, including huge shop bottles which were decanted into little ones.
Arg! This is categorically and absolutely not Whitefriars. They never did this lens cut bobble style and never made gazunders. Honestly, some...
They’re ink bottles rather than wells. The ink was sold in them with a cork stopper and wax seal. They look mid nineteenth onwards.
Random dyed rock!
I’d forgotten the Ural ones, good point. I don’t think this is glowy enough though.
I did consider imperial topaz, but I don’t think it’s glowy enough. And for the age, I don’t think it was available much, given its Brazilian. I...
It’s lovely stuff, especially the older pieces. Michael Harris who also founded Mdina.
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