I mean the original piece. Tourist wares were often very high quality: think Grand Tour. Florentine micro mosaics spring to mind. Good point...
Didn't they just!
That sea serpent shape was also used by Bagley and Sowerby.
Fourthed. Lovely.
Some British makers numbered their pieces. Sphinx springs to mind.
I bet that's Middle Eastern. As aj says, often show both 18K and 750.
I'll lay odds that's an older Spanish tourist piece.
it's fine, the mark is spot on.
Sixties or seventies probably. It's certainly no older than that and no later than the early 90s. Ivory, yes, which is a problem of course.
Did the back have a duette style fitting?
I'd think maybe even thirties ish with that length and the barrel clasp. The caps and those rods are typical of Czech pieces, so the beads may...
Aventurine, not sommerso. Sommerso is layered glass. Those are nice old Ventian spatter glass with aventurine beads. How long is it?
I want that. Lovely bit of Chinese export. I think reconstituted amber.
The small ones are match strikers. Tall one may be a spill holder or even for long matches.
I'm still saying Japanese on this.
Early 20th, air brushed and lustre and almost impossible to attribute. So many factories made these.
Bother, I'd love to have seen that. My claws would have appeared. ;)
Oh good grief. If you're in Windows, right click on the image and resize. Otherwise as has been said, email it to yourself. This is a free...
Photos, please!
If you want the precise structure, here you go: https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/arc-international
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