Catholicism stole most of its beliefs! I’m not a ‘spoons fan. Greene King used to be ok, but they’ve gone all accountant. I do like Ember...
I had a lightbulb moment. ;)
I'd wear that in a heartbeat.
Ah, part of a minbar! That makes sense. Yes, boringly, more likely horse chestnut than weed. ;) Our Lady Star of the Sea and all that....
I am so absurdly excited by this one. Debora, huge thanks: that is just the coolest thing. Some of my ancestry is East Anglia, so you never...
Oh, I’ve got it. I think it says Czecho or something like that, so it’s not sowerby or bagley.
Try reading it the other way up, I think it’s a registry number.
Mary is the guardian of seamen and fisher folk, it refers to that. She’s guiding a boat home with angels.
Good thinking, I’ll try those. This may be my find of the year, unless something mega shows up tomorrow.
Bingo! Napkin clip it is, thanks folks. Mystery solved.
Souvenir of Boulogne sur Mer. That other half belt buckle, the enamel one, looks like weed! Nice Czech brooch is missing a flower I think, it’s...
Isn’t it just. I need someone with an Ancestry subscription!
Yup, I'm thinking early nineteenth. I keep staring at it. The condition is astonishing. It's also BIG. And heavy too.
I know, isn't it weird?
Proper black dot paste, set in silver with a gold frame and back. I think the brooch is older than the death dates, it looks Georgian. I nearly...
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Most welcome. I really like Chribska glass.
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That's Bagley or Sowerby, I can't recall which. There's a good website for them here: https://www.glasstrinketsets.com/cms3/welcome
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