I reckon that is a walking cane ornament.
Oh, she'd be a courtesan. Much more high class, doncha know. You have no idea what my mind made of that nose comment.
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Might have been a shaped under plate or more possibly it sat on a tray with other things. Soap dish, beaker and so forth.
A picture is worth a thousand words. ;) 18 carat indeed.
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Agreed, and it will be a mx of 18 and 14 carat gold.
Me too, and lovely quality.
Only the damn colonials would imagine one can "perk" tea. ;)
And those marks are a VERY stylised EPNS.
Ooh. Might well be, the indents let your paws in.
I'm going with it being 1878 to 1891, then, given the marking law which came in.
Good spot. A bit later than I thought then.
A small thing, but mine own. ESPO ring, a whole fiddy pence! Oh and yet another 50s diamante necklace. Also a whole fifty pences. [ATTACH]...
Post war fid! Although we did make some during the war, too.
Beat me to it. Had a nice black plinth and a blue frog.
I rely on a Proper Book copy of Goddens, much easier. ;)
Yup, spring kitttens. ;)
£3 was a bargain. Those who only look for Proper Hallmarks do miss stuff, thankfully.
Modern Chinese cloisonne, and cute.
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