Bet that’s gold.
Gablonz now Jablonec garnets, and almost certainly made there, too. Screams nineteenth century especially the crescent and star. Earrings are later.
Needs a base photo, really.
It might be one of ours, I've seen similar as tobacco jars.
Bienvenue! I'd reply in French, but it's too late at night for my grammar to be good enough. I suspect that your compass was worn on a watch...
That odd insert thing isn't Brit.
I am a massive Ghibli fan. Spirited Away is utter genius.
I have erudite friends here. ;)
Most welcome.
The Borrowers by Mary Norton. Lovely lovely books.
That's a stray bit of transfer. I do love the fact that on some of this stuff, the transfers clearly got applied a bit wrong, but just went with...
It can help date it. Some years back, the gold price was quite low, which meant Aussie mines got abandoned. It also meant makers were less picky...
Hm. Early 20th I suspect.
The setting is late nineteenth into early twentieth with that nice scrolling detail. I don't see emerald.
Try reticule. And also, way older than Victorian. THat date looks right.
I need to Hunt, I've promised to send someone a Thing. I can see it in my head, but Goddess knows where it is.....
I'm minded of Dr Strabismus of Utrecht.
My other half has an abiding terror of my handbag and refuses to get anything from it. Oh, Borrowers. I loved those books. Mama and I were...
I'd say Polish. Krosno maybe.
Hah. I've got that somewhere. No clue who made it.
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