What she ^^^ said. One clue to older is that screw in fixing, it takes more work too, so quality.
Pretty, that, probably fairly modern but nicely matched. It’s polished chips, so not the massive value of some. Here, probably thirty to fifty...
They worked together. It’s a fairly typical Rosenthal shape of the time, and yes, I believe she was responsible for that look. Wiinblad did have...
It’s a Bjorn Wiinblad design too, they collaborated. I’m trying to remember the range name. Very Klimt.
Wrong Wedgwood if you’re thinking josiah. This is Enoch Wedgwood, which is a totally different company.
He’d fall over without that tail!
I’ve seen that gold plated square profile a great deal on twenties and thirties stuff, especially Czech.
Oh, and he’s a hyena.
He’s Benin/Dahomey. I’ve a small collection of these, including one very like. Brought back by family who lived on the Gold Coast.
Funnily enough, I bought a marcasite floral spray brooch last weekend. Body of the brooch marked sterling, the pin marked metal. And a fair while...
Luckenbooth! Yup, agreed. I knew it was something, my brain was farting. British pieces seem to have non precious pins from when non corroding...
Cheryl has also just solved a mystery for me, I’ve got something with that very mark.
The stones look old paste, but the hinge and clasp do look early twentieth, so it makes sense they’ve been added on. It wasn’t designed as a...
Shades of toad of toad hall.
It may be a retailer. I agree it reads Locan. Et cie means and company.
Mother of pearl is way more resistant than pearls. And given the condition it’s in already, it can’t make it worse.
Carved semi precious or even precious stone is the other option.
It used to be a sixties into seventies twisted brass or copper ring with a mother of Pearl plaque, and adjustable. Often German made. I’d give...
Favrille. Maybe.
The copper lustre is generally produced in Staffordshire factories. Sunderland is indeed a place, and several factories in the town made pink...
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