It might be for little sugar biscuits, or possibly at that size, for sugar cubes. The screw is simply the fitting for the handle. Tobacco jars...
Most welcome. The detailed marks are one of the reasons I love Doulton Lambeth. That's a very nice piece.
No, hers were hand done script not impressed. Impressed marks were assistants, usually. Looking again at this better image, the BW is a reference...
I agree: badly made is not the right term and is downright unfair. I rather like honest as a description. Rustic can work for some pieces, too.
First image - has the two leaves out?
That's very nice, and quite rare. It's Maori Ware - Kia-Ora. 1906/7 or thereabouts. I'll go check the marks.
Right. This is Doulton Lambeth, strictly speaking, not Doulton Burslem which is what's typically called Royal Doulton. Doulton were fabulous for...
Dead right, those. I wonder how it ended up in Texas.
Um @flipper , that's substantially different, hm? Drawers? No leaves? On the wood: not maple, that isn't native. Typically elm or beech. Oak was...
Fair enough - which catalogue was it? I do think the leather was added, though - these were generally very plain and simple. Having said that,...
That dealer wants smacking hard. Lovely box, that top and shape looks dead right for the date. I'm not convinced on that round handle being...
Flower frogs are Portuguese, glasses probably Italian. Would have come with a decanter.
I'm intrigued: when you say CC41, to me, that means Utility Furniture. If yours is marked that way, then it's not a desk, it's a dining table...
Biscuit barrel, absolutely typical of them. Tobacco jars had that odd screw in lid fitting to keep them airtight. I agree on originally silver...
It's called a pontil.Means hand blown.
You know me far too well. ;)
You need the groom to arrive on horse or elephant, and a Dhol band too.
Tourist pieces can be fabulous. Think Grand Tour, for example.
I'd still not call it Etruscan, unless they were into bells and very atomic planets. ;) The Pandora of its day, eh?
@Any Jewelry - get on that plane! ;)
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