It absolutely sparkles. From what I've found, vintage fifties Australian.
Isn't this nice? Hard to capture, sort of sugar effect to mimic pave set. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The RA Summer Show takes art from all sorts of people, so it's quite feasible it was exhibited.
It predates Arts and Crafts. Those grape leaf sprigs were used by makers from, oh, the 18th C on. Where's the damn book.
That clasp style has been around a fair old while. I've 50s German stuff with it.
BLIMEY. You stole that. ;)
It does to me. I get rusty on French, for example, but give me a day or two back there and I'm good again. Or just listening to it for a few hours.
Go by the letter. Cartouches can and do vary, anchors can be sideways. 1970. Agree with the call on Mott Brazilian morpho wing. You've two...
I've a feeling that Castellani was a "copy", for want of a better word, of ancient grave goods.
OK, this is the silver one I had with FOREIGN STERLING on the back. Didn't photgraph the back. Bother. And the I think sixties one I was on...
Cheers. If they're IN, they might be sulphides.
If you compare the glass to modern or later cut glass, you may well see it looks greyish. That's typical. Dunno what you paid, but these can be...
That's a pretty fair summary. They might be a bit earlier, but it's close enough.
Are they on or in?
Filgree is generally flat, cannetile is 3D. So those coils and knops are more akin to cannetile. Bit like some bullion embroidery. Those could...
A fair bit of Georgian glass was cut in Ireland. This explains why: https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/curators-choice-irish-glass...
Could I please add a case full of Doulton Lambeth plumbing miniatures?
My Pa had a language gift. He could pick up languages and simply spout them. Didn't worry about the grammar. Both parents spoke French and used it...
Absolutely agree. Assay office stamps are often missing. Might be Irish cut, a lot of the better stuff was.
I'd certainly think early 20th, whatever the stamp, agreed. This style is one of their original designs.
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