It's Islamic, a prayer mat. Not really a piano shawl. Did you burn test a thread? These are often rayon.
You have to declare it if it's of value. Odd bits of stuff, even like this, don't count. It isn't precious metal or mass coinage. Ownership...
The one on AR was HUGE butterscotch beads.
I've seen Roman glass and carved intaglio stones which look a day old.
I'd use a Sunshine cloth. SOft brush first.
Holy cow, that AMBER. I'd sell it as is, don't bother stringing. Caleche is a lovely perfume, I do like Hermes. I've got that refill, it's 80s ish.
If the platinum is Thomas, it's saleable.
I'm late. It's Whitefriars. Close pack millefiori.
Almost certainly Persian turquoise, we used loads of it.
It's entirely legal in the UK.
That Royal Vale is very low value, sadly.
I'd say both are late 19th. The turquoise one is especially typical.
Could also be French.
There's a very good Wedgwood Facebook group, worth a try. Or email the museum.
Yup.
The pattern is that red painted number. Early 20th mark.
Good quality sixties plastic. Nice, too.
Baroque, rococco, floral!
Try the Portable Antiquities Service, they'll tell you. I think it's right, anyhow. A little carnelian intaglio in probably bronze. They're...
The care tag will be a big clue. In the seventies, we called that a tonic fabric.
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