Why do you think it's plated?
WD40 will do instead of alcohol.
The chain would go in behind the brooch pin: it acts as the bale.
This is NOT meant to sound pejorative. ;) But it's what often gets called old lady china: it's the little old ladies at car boot sales who often...
I think they went together fine. Made so you could wear it as a brooch or pendant and very nice too. I do think it's post WW2: 1950s ish.
This is all very recent stuff - yes, made to look Royal Worcester, but as you know, it's not. The value will be decorative only, I'm afraid.
This is the John Stafford variant: [IMG]
It's a Staffordshire garter, part of the arms of the Earl of Stafford and also of John Stafford first earl of Wiltshire. [IMG]
I call that a damn fool design for a teapot.
I suspect Napier. Yes, someone replaced that stone, it's also a different hue.
Garden fountain spout. Missing a bowl that went beneath.
Nice. Without all that history, they'd be minimal value, that adds to them greatly.
Thomas Morris, I suspect, crown looks right. The &S is probably for & Sons.
My late lamented Bear was a part Wegie..... or possibly even pure. [ATTACH]
This is another one I'm unconvinced is "right". The collar painting is very gloopy.
I suspect 1960s or 70s, tourist piece. If you don't get an answer here, there's an excellent Facebook page for Bitossi and other Italian pottery.
Millefiori slices, to be precise.
Your Biscuit is on Ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PENDELFIN-RARE-2-BISCUIT-MIDGE-OLD-GOLD-RECTANGULAR-LABEL/264415641901 . No idea if that's a...
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