Sorry, missed this, but Janet has explained it brilliantly.
Thread drift alert. Allen and Hanbury became part of Glaxo Smith Kline who were one of my customers for a while. They were based at Ware in...
Once part of a clock garniture, I suspect with bronze figures on top. Animals perhaps.
UV lights are well worth having and usually dirt cheap.
In London, Ganesha gets chucked in the Thames once a year. ;)
I'm a massive fan of ulttrasound cleaners, used with care. You do need the proper solutions - I can't find the one I used to use for pearls and...
Have you got an ultrasound cleaner? That would get the crud off. Or, get a cotton bud and soak it in vodka or gin, then go round the stone.
Those Persian turquoise cabochons are typical of Victorian and Edwardian pieces. We imported tonnes of the stuff.
Brooch is fine, hollow 9 carat late 19th C. It's been mended, that's all. NO METAL POLISH. A Sunshine cloth will get it looking decent.
The funniest ones here are those embossed with the word celery. They were nothing of the sort: it was a getaround because during and a bit after...
Gut feel is 70s faux plastic amber, I've got some similar. The UV thing is the best.
Even in that state, it's four figures. Do not touch, amend, repair or do anything to it. ANd yes, specialist auction .
Leeds is not in Staffordshire. ;)
I've had that pale green in Bakelite. As to napkin rings, if Bakelite, a harlequin set can sell well but not two singles - this is a set I had, no...
It might be rock crystal, too.
Often called celery vases here.
Most welcome.
Op shop = Australian charity shop. Op is opportunity I believe.
That's come up nicely!
I wonder if that's Canadian jade.
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