Blimey. I need to get the Fairy liquid out.
I’m a massive Precious Ramotswe fan. There’s a whole book to be written about how language evolves, and many have been. Londonenglish is the...
Older, and how. Late eighteenth into early nineteenth. Those rhinestones are odd. But I think original. I’d clean the rust very gently with a...
Agreed, a twenties back. There’s some nice pietra dura coming from India, too, but this does look Italian.
I think diasporas tend to maintain tradition more, sometimes. A link with the old country. Although there’s some terrific modern Indian and other...
There’s two amber chip necklaces. That wee gold coloured Victorian brooch is rather interesting. So is the one behind the damascene pill box....
Screams fifties into sixties, that.
Roshan, yes, wood would hold fragrance and the powder would impregnate it. There’s a sizeable Indian origin population in my part of London, so...
The blue one, on the chain, is seventies.
Yup, it’s a lovely copper setting and the back is certainly pre Victorian.
Is it indeed, that shows I’ve short hair. The reason I thought dress or fur clip is that it’s VERY sharp!
They do, don’t they.
I’ve a friend who’s an art director in California, she’s taken me round a fair few prop houses. Huge fun.
You’ve four which are Toledo ware from Spain. Pressed and enamelled brass with mother of Pearl.
Isn’t it nice. I could see the word Sterling dead clearly! How they could miss it, I don’t know. It’s a lovely fur clip.
I'm sure I've seen this one, but my brain may be farting again.
The pound table, from the blokes who think they know. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My nice blokes sold me these earrings for a whole fiver. Then GAVE me the brooch. Anyone recognise the maker's mark please? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
That's the polite way of putting it! ;)
I’ve a bit of a thing for them, there’s several in this house would you believe.
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