victorian, Egyptian Revival, Damascene. Might be a little Syrian tourist piece.
Ta. It looked as though it might be British, which is why I asked. If you can find the mirror, it's worth reinstating it.
30s sherry glasses are tiny. That's a 30s wine glass size.
Hmmmm..... smallish wine glass. Might be just pre WW2.
<shudders> I feel faintly nauseous. You must have had a lovely surprise to find burr walnut underneath the unspeakableness of that paint. I'm...
There's some 60s stuff with the impressed marks, but I've forgotten who.
Without that maker's label, I'd agree.But that's a Name here. Makes all the difference.
Bonzo! ;) [IMG]
Any idea how much they hold? Decent ping? Do they look greyish?
I forgot. Pelargoniums, not geraniums. ;)
It probably came from a very nice travelling case.
Even in Britain, much Georgian and Victorian precious jewellery wasn't hallmarked. Your box is a London maker and seems right for the piece. I'd...
It's sort of nineteen tens. Edwardian, shall we say and a quality maker which helps it greatly. This one sold for £900, but it's bigger. You...
Burr walnut. Can you show the innards, hinges, drawers, that sort of thing please? my inital thought is Edwardian. You've done a nice job there....
I LOVE halibut.
Indeed!
I love that bug. That has some serious value. @kyratango - 925 can be a surprisingly early mark, I've seen it on early 20th stuff.
Charlie. try it on the Bitossi Facebook page, they're magic fast on ids. It's MCM, but several people used impressed Italy makrs.
Nah. Run.
No, just as it was made. Gold is more durable, silver showed the stone better.
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