Modern Chinese, which I thought before seeing the base. It's the greyed non polished look.
The blue spray stuff. Brain has lost the name. If the thread is fabric, then maybe do it with a cotton bud, although it ought not to hurt it....
Glass necklace: make a pad of kitchen towel, put necklace bits on well spread out, spray with window cleaner. Leave it a bit, then gently rinse...
Style is late 19th into early 20th.
Yup, absolutely agree, fid.
Not done Salford in years. When I had my day job, I did 60K miles a year sometimes. Always made time for chazzas! Actually went in one today,...
I reckon that's burr walnut - the crack is the right profile for it being wood, too. If it is, it will actually matter far less.
Ruth, yes, really well made. I think pewter and someone did a good job planishing.
I'd have said Bohemian with that colour and the intagio style decoration. Lovely thing.
The back of that is typically 1920s into early 30s.
Isn't it. Blue moonglow glass.
That's the thing: my car boot habit means I spend the same amount I would in a shop, but people get WAY nicer stuff. It's a win.
I think the orientation is more V, than L if that makes sense?
Delighted to oblige! :)
That's really useful, many thanks. And it makes sense: I can see it being 830S.
That's a thought. Interestingly, the nice woman I bought it from had a Russian or maybe Bulgarian name. (It took a WEEK to get to me from five...
Just a ping for @DragonflyWink in case she's not seen this.
Bought this on FB, 'cos it's sort of Ruskin in style. It isn't that, of course. But does anyone recognise that stylised V? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Not sure I can add much to this. The Holloway Road at one time had some pretty decent and higher end shops, including one of the John Lewis sub...
It's a torc identity bangle. Idea is you engrave the name on that flat bit. That design has been around here since the sixties. The problem with...
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