it says Troika. In Russian. ;)
That auction house is sans clue. That damn back alone says mid 20th. If it's on ivory, they're also breaking the law.
Someone who knows what jade is, which the average mall jeweller won't. Do you have a local Chinatown?
They did and it's lovely, especially Split.
Jet is more like a stone, or glass. It can't be moulded, as aj says, it was and is carved.
I've got some W&D ones, too, but they tend to stay put. ;)
Doulton made glazed ceramic crucibles. I like those, ironstone. I'd probably still use them for plants, but with separate plastic pots inside so...
If there's wood grain, then it's bog oak.
That's a harlequin set.
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Desna is Czech, Ingrid is German. You've a point there - the shape of this does remind me of some Barolac, which is also Czech. Not seeing Desna...
Good point on the age and coral. I've some older filigree with that slightly curved diamond shape, but it's Marsh Arab work, so that's probably no...
No, it's something else Bother.
Or Macedonia maybe? Ohrid?
There's a name for that Czech glass faux turquoise.
Jade almost certainly with the gold findings. I've pieces bought out there.
Ingrid pieces are flat polished bases. It also looks moulded rather than mould blown. I'd be looking at a French maker.
Dresser silver plate commands a high premium.
Esrly 20th probably. After WW1 much was simply marked Foreign.
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