A soft old cloth. Silk scarf if you have one. A smear of beeswax once a year, do it in small goes or it dries too fast. NO silicon or spray...
Which country is it in?
I'm still using linens that are well over a hundred years old.
The thingy with the pointy endy bit at the other end, yup.
http://www.archivioceramica.com/FABBRICHE/S/Stella%20Polare.htm Founded in San Marino, which surpises me not at all, that's very typical of...
I'd be looking at a Vallauris pottery.
Odd. I don't thnk made on Murano, given they're soda glass. Engraving looks almost Bohemian or perhaps Scandi.
It's fairly modern, decor piece and yes, Chinese. Attractive though. Floor vase.
Middle scissors are correct for a decent set, the bottom ones are from a lesser one. I'd suspect the gap had those wooden thingies.
That went a looooong way across the pond. Pre WW2 indeed. Pa had one, the interior fittings are so clever and well thought out. Oh, and British...
Sixties into very early 70s, agreed. That floral pattern shouts it.
Update us, if you would please?
They've some really good albums, too.
I'd have said early 20th but that's going on stuff my grandmother left me.
Let's not forget skips and fly tips. ;)
The Italy mark looks right but it's not a Bit pattern I've ever seen. Did you try the Faceook page? FF is far more likely.
Yup, it's a Siamese thing. Some are a bit overbred now: they were much stockier cats back in the nineteenth century and have gone a bit fragile....
No, not mine, but a fabulous example of a flame point I found. Isn't he glorious?
Heh. ;) It's where most of the Infamous Hoard has come from.
CAn you show a photo of the base of your own piece, please?
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