Bohemian enamelled blue milk glass.
I suspect Taiwan is a less fashionable name. Or people have never heard of the place! The lovely modern stuff is that with the unspellable name....
The dish is unconnected to the Doulton. The Doulton, here, is minimal worth, which is sad given the work.
That too.
I’ve got quite good at spotting some teeny shapes. That’s how I grabbed a nice 18carat gold French brooch a couple of weeks back!
I wonder if this isn’t from Taiwan. There’s some lovely glass coming from there.
French eagle head by the look of it.
Begonia, nah. Not the right leaves for either tuberous or fibrous varieties. Could do with a close up, but leaves and the way the flowers are held...
I'm sure I've seen the blasted thing before. grrrrr....
Lovely lily of the valley, convollaria majalis. That's a very pretty thing that is. I adore lily of the valley, too. [IMG]
People are idiots. Dealer friend was almost weeping today. Young couple had moved into a house full of stuff and skipped the damn lot. He'd...
Don't get me started on Etsy sellers either. ;) And thank you for the compliment, Cheryl!
Very modern and very familiar. ARG. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Faience will be warmer at first touch, and it's basically pottery. Stones will be colder and also see through with a torch, often.
Oh, that's better. I agree no peeling.
The blue diffuse effect you see on amber when you shine UV on it.
That does look like a veil.
I’m seeing peeling on those I’m afraid. What happens under UV?
The scarabs do look right to me, and you can buy ancient ones quite easily. They’ll be made from faience. I suspect someone bought them and had...
Don’t get me started on Bristol glass as a term. Those look late nineteenth, enamelled. Not Italian. Im inclined to Bohemia.
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