Oh heavens. I used to work near Fox's - and walked past it last week. It's now a bloody wine bar. :( All that remains is the glorious painted...
Not convinced it's 17th C, I think more likely a 19th C "copy". I don't get why it's got hanging loops either. Lovelt thing though.
Agreed!
I picked up one of those the other day. Really like them - still made.
That Ebay one is silly overpriced given it's got damage.
I drove a Manta for about a month back in the 80s. Went like the proverbial off a shovel that thing.
May have been designed by him, but I bet never saw Savile Row. The manufacture is nowhere near the quality. Given the lack of content/care labels,...
I bet the glass is Bohemian/Czech with the top added by the importer. (Egbor?)
I don't think yours is the Sklo one, unless the colour is REALLY off on the photo. Anyhow, the Sklo stuff is moulded, not hand blown.
Bakelite is three syllables here.
I've seen a fair bit of Victorian engraved silver with less than top notch work. Some of it was to be sold cheaply.
You can sometimes pick up odd paperweight cane slices on Ebay - or if you're as clever as you are, maybe slice a bead?
It's Durand - French. Seen loads of them, both coloured and clear, boxed and with labels. I know what you mean about being a bit Sklo - same sort...
Dunno about that. ;) Bohemian/czech stamped and pressed, 1910a or 20s, but interesting and unusual. I suspect the millefiori canes are Venetian,...
Me either. Porcelain and other baked earths are, of course, ceramic. The glass Tobys were made by Whitefriars, I have a few.
Maas works, can get that on Amazon EU.
The teeny tiny smear you need to use to test won't hurt, just wipe it off quickly. If in doubt stick the thing in a bag for an hour and see if...
aj, any cream in a tube metal polish which is pink ought to do it. Autosol is another one. What brands do you get? You'd need to clean one bead...
aj, we do get a fair bit of bakelite here in the UK. Have you got any Maas or a similar cream cleaner to test it?
Ash or elm. Possibly kitchen, or more likely, pantry but it might equally have been in a lower middle class or farm living room. I do think it's a...
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