No problem. ;) Marks, sometimes, need a process of almost deduction to decode. I nearly bought a big fat old book of gold makers' marks a few...
If it looks like a 16, then it's 18. And it's gold. I doubt very much that it's Caldwell. The mark is quite different, but more crucially, it...
The crown is the gold standard, when the anchor or other assay town mark may or be not be present. Looking again at that very worn mark, I think...
Pretty well the whole of Europe puts a line through. We don't.
The expression here would be you jammy bugger. ;)
Each assay office has its own set of date letters, although these have got rather more standardised of late. Yes, Sheffield did use a similar E,...
I once bought a whole load of stuff dirt cheap from a nice chap in Camden Passage. Everything was two quid. He'd been dumped by his boyfriend and...
Or maybe a promo giveaway booze thing by Kadus?
Comb, brush and mirror. Yes to amber.
In this instance, the crown indicates 18 ct gold and Birmingham, I think. If it were Sheffield, then it would be a year when the duty head was...
Yup, British. Birmingham I think, the date looks 1929
They got identified as probably Minton, as I recall. Nice, aren't they.
That would fit SO well in my Hoard.....
That cobalt is very typical, as is the silver overlay work.
No no, it's awful, send it to me, I'll junk it. (snort)
I've had and still have a few similar. Some are silver, some rhodium plated on silver.
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Agreed, thank you - and do please stay around.
Agreed. Older clasp though.
Actually, San Michele is more likely.
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