Spot on. Many factories made sprigged ware of course. Much of it moulded in one piece with the body, so it's pseudo sprigged.
Hm. It's lovely quality.
I'm not fond of plastic for storing anything other than china or glass, to be honest. Certainly not fabrics or leather, or even jewellery.
You're very welcome. Plastic propagates mould, whereas cloth will let them breathe, so to speak.
The curved word is Etruscan, not Etruria. It's sprigged wares. It is NOT jasperware, that is unglazed. This is clearly glazed. It is also not...
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Join the Facebook Bitossi group, they've got some really good albums.
And eco friendly, too. ;)
Bitossi don't stamp with their name on older pieces or always. It's the style of the ITALY mark, if there is one, and the general style of the...
I keep older ones in old pillowcases or towels.
Lucky beast, I'd have grabbed that.
Bitossi is one of those things which if you know, you know. I've grabbed lamp bases for a few pennies, literally. Even chipped, they've serious value.
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The bead loss wouldn't worry me over much on something that age. It's still a nice useable thing. These certainly weren't cheap, the hand...
These were party and going out bags, kept for best. Yes, it's surprising how little you can get them for. I love the things and have used them....
OOh, that's a lovely thing.
Yup, that clear one with the black cap beads is 30s Czech. As is the one with the rods. Nice moulded glass cameo, ring is 60s or 70s costume....
They're copying the style of Victorian carved mahogany pillars.
I'm with bakers on this.
If you're on Facebook, try the Mdina group. There's some of the glassworkers on it.
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