Could be, I suppose...but they aren't well enough defined to offer appropriate support, imo...an' would silver be on the inside of an ashtray?
It's ~8 7/8" high, ~2 3/4" diameter, tin plated, ~6.7 ounces. I'm guessing late 19thC to perhaps the 1920's. There are others out there, but with...
Perhaps 30 CM vs M! Nepal?
This is another one of those forgot-I-had-it items. 4 3/8" across the hex, 5 1/4" counting the grip, which is applied. The hole in the grip is...
I'm criminally slothful...so rarely polish silver. As-is works for me, unless the item is black with tarnish. Good luck!
Would that have been Perfect Circle?
Those 'antlers' look like someone wrote a figure 3 an' a Euro symbol with a magic marker.
Amazing, to me...the arcana that is routinely offered here promptly after a query!
Some dog dish, that!!
I'm typing through the drool on my keyboard!
If that big stone is a diamond, there's a comfortable retirement in your immediate future methinks!
I believe the cornucopia is the mark of the Paris Mint. I have several miscellaneous from there...all are dated, mostly mid 20th C.
With stunning justification!
Y'got sharp eyes, Bosko!
Agreed...as I'm not gonna use the closure, there's no point in including them. Thanks...
Thanks, Debora...that's exactly where I am; you have cleared up my misunderstanding nicely!
I haven't much experience in places of worship...but komokwa an' I agree about the ornate nature an' construction being over the top for an alms...
I have removed all the (nylon,double) strings an' knots. 15 grams of salt fully dissolved in 100ml of room temp water floats all the beads nicely,...
Thank you, AJ...I'll be awhile with this, but when complete, results an' pics will be appended to this thread.
Rather than an extra-length addition, they appear (due to the unusual manner of drilling) to be for wearer comfort & cosmetic appeal; the closure...
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