Agreed - there's normally a sort of brown or black "gilding" in the indents. Unless some fool soaked it off.
Older ones have hooks or loops, screw fitments are late 19th. Clips are generally 1940s onwards. I do have clips which Ma bought in about 1941.
I think you're dead right on the clasp. They're usually jump rings or sometimes foldover. I do think, now, it's been put together.
Oy vey. Victorian and clips are not a conflation. ;)
The first one flows more, has more detail to my eye and far better composition. It's more complex too.
Hoooom. The beads might be, but the overall design doesn't quite look it. Let me think.
You'd like Barcelona. I do love my city, but we bought our house over forty years ago. There's a huge issue with affordability and lack of...
You daft bird! ;)
It may well be silver, those are not always marked. Nice find.
I read it as Cheddar. ;)
I've a turquoise one and I've absolutely no clue where I got it!
You're very welcome. I've seen a fair bit in our museums and other European countries. I love the stuff.
You do get unenamelled engine turned decoration as well. It's lovely stuff, those vivid pastels are gorgeous.
I've still got lots of those. The older wooden spool threads were wonderful mercerised pure cotton. I think yours is earlier: some of the 60s ones...
Yup, 20s or 30s hand loop evening bag. Don't google on purse, you'll get change purses. Meant to tuck your fingers through. I've a few of them,...
Ancient Roman glass is actually very fine and thin, often. They did blown and mould blown, too. Carved cameo glass. Have a look here: there's...
I'd just clean that. Vacuum with an old stocking over the nozzle end, give it a good brush, and repeat. You could try foam carpet shampoo if you...
Mooooooo!
Kinkade. Urg. Or any other cruise "art".
I think ox rather than camel.
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