I'm not seeing Chelsea quality, to be honest. And yes, it would be on the base.
Heavens, that was a find. That's a really good one.
Natural means it's not been fiddled about with, so is a generic term. Baltic is the place of origin. So, it can be both of those. In terms of...
The beads are nice enough, it ought to sell OK.
I'm not Don, but I think the brown is the remnants of gilding.
I think Wedgwood is spot on. Now you've mentioned that, I can remember gift sets like this being sold not long ago.
Raw oysters are sublime. I ate my way round Vancouver Island on them. Raw clams are also yum.
I think that's a Registry number. RD then the number. That would fit with early 20th.
I strongly suspect the millefiori are Chinese. I've seen a fair few flat ones like that.
It's a brandy glass warmer. And a more useless item was never invented.
Maybe try a pencil rubbing of the mark, or get something like coffee powder in it.
I've had a trawl through the two books. They're wonderfully geeky. ;) That decoration isn't in them, but the shape and colour looks right....
THat's a very badly faked mark. As others have said, they may still be silver.
I think later, into early 2000s. I've seen a fair few commercial ones and own some.
Epergne is correct, but not a good selling term as it's generally used for glass ones with horns. Cluster, yes,
If I saw that plant stand here, I'd think early 20th.
Those stoppers sell really well, people are always after them, especially actual Empoli ones.
I'm not in the least joking. Anyone who's collected pottery or porcelain knows that. And don't be insulting. I don't appreciate it.
The term in the UK is craquelure. Crackle glaze is a totally different thing from crazing.
Looks fine to me for Persian.
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