Been there, done that.;)
It's fake. What does the whole thing look like? Leaving aside the mark, the clay, glaze and base are all wrong as well.
Late 80s and early 90s, those were. There was jewellery as well.
Yup, that's why I'm saying conservation or museum grade.
Need better photos please. At first glance, a 20th C brass log box, but it may be better than that.
Most welcome. I like them a great deal.
It's in the UK, so highly unlikely to be a US maker. This looks to me to be a typically nice little mid 19th chest of drawers. It will be very...
If you can't find one, phone the British Museum.
I think it's a bit earlier than the one in that link, and nicer. Lovely fat bun feet. 1860s ish. I'd like to see the top.
Lovely quality beads.They certainly look Murano made: proper term is millefiori scramble. Looking at the length and the rest of it, 1920s makes...
Ah, it looked gold. Yes, that would help. Silver is earlier, platinum later.
You need to look for a conservation or museum grade framer.
Do please let us know what you find out.
Caveat: these with seals were widely reproduced in the 19th C. It's possible someone at John Moores might be able to read it - not an history...
I think made for someone or some place.
Couple of years back, we found a wallet on the bus. No cash, but lots of cards, including an Oyster and a driving licence. The licence had an...
It's set in gold, rather than silver prongs. Silver prongs tend to mean earlier, platinum ones later. Gold prongs can mean 1940s.
Thank you: useful reasoning. I'd not thought it was 1700s, but middling to eaarly 19th. The one thing I'd counter argue is that the veneer would...
OK, I'm confuzzled on this. The lock is right, as is the lovely veneer and the handles. Yes, it's been mucked about with internally. Are we saying...
If French, probably meant for eau de vie or similar.
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