I was breathless, literally! But given they were aware they had value, I thought I might as well help a bit. I was drooling, I tell you, drooling.
I was lusting. Loads of Egyptian Revival, Pekin Glass, you name it. And some wonderful lapis and coral earrings, possibly somewhere Afghan. I...
Inventory number I suspect.
I haz car booted. There was a lovely family at the first one, wish I'd taken photos. An ENTIRE table full of Neiger and other incredible stuff....
That's my fave Thelwell, too!
Classic! The little girls all have two plaits with ribbons, too. @KSW
That's very deliberate distressing and in all the wrong places, too.
Absolutely she's Thelwell. I've been to Olympia for the horse show. It's hilarious how like his girls are to the small ones who ride Shetlands. Or...
I wondered that, I've had coral beads with a protective coating.
That's very true. The odd one out theory has worked well for me. AND ALWAYS LOOK UNDER THE TABLE!
Your chap with the red and white headress is from Jordan or thereabouts.
Mid 19th Staffordshire.
The wicks are usually a thick cord which coils down into the oil.
I've some very recent pieces with very similar settings, and agree that it's Asian.
I adore lapis.
That's good enough quality to be gold.
I've threatened to get a T shirt made up saying I buy weird sh!t. As to types of picker, I say if you're not buying Strange, go for something...
OOh. Or a nice piece of cullet.
Oh, hang on. Why not one of those doll stands? The sort that have arms that clutch the doll round the waist.
That's my thought. A nice piece of forked wood, or if you can find it, clear Perspex. Maybe cannibalise and adapt a mini plate stand?
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