I loathe clowns.
I don't think it's old enough to be a true piano scarf. That isn't the Taj Mahal, looks more like Brighton Pavilion. ;)
Ickle bits of coal ;)
Woven throw/coverlet/tablecloth, what you will. Yes to mosques and minarets, might be Turkish. I have Muslim friends who use these as furniture...
Tile, not plate. I suspect someone made that thing up.
Aha! I see what you did there. ;)
The Bohemian Pekin Glass ones are often one colour and opaque.
Gawd, that's fuzzy. Farah Fawcett?
Bit expensive? I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary, but that's just me.
Looks 1920s ish. Might be Olde Charme or Gomme, not worth much in the UK, sadly.
The plain one at the back isn't Russian. It's a nice wee late Georgian snuff box. May be tortoiseshell, with ivory stringing.
Minimal value, a few pounds or dollars. Pretty, though.
Ruth, check the Links one, that gets very widely faked.
It's fine, late 19th or early 20th.
Brits would know of her, but I'm a tad leary of posting her name on a forum. :)
I've actually got a few (marked) sterling rings which are adjustable split shank.
Yup, it's a contamination from thee to relic thing, rather than an infection worry. Archaeologists care far more about the long gone than the...
Well, quite - that was my reasoning too. And I did haggle! He wanted £110 and I got it down to £80. Now to find somewhere to PUT it....... I...
I overspent on this. My mama was an actress and did much radio work, so I spent a great deal of time in BBC Studios as a child. [ATTACH]...
I'd say pre USSR Russian. Bet it's 800 silver.
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