Never ever say you've had a shag if you're in the UK.
Yup, and an older practical proper kitchenware one. Royal Worcester made fancy ones which are quite useless. ;) Yours may be Bourne or Langley...
Nice Schraegers.
I'm with the Eastern Med thing. I'm actually wondering if it's Albanian.
I'd not call that majolica, no evidence of the tin underglaze and wrong body. It's more like a treacle glaze. I've had some wee animals like this,...
Made on Murano bowls aren't usually numbered, but hey.
I'm saying Belgian with that base.
Oh, and the jasperware term, which is Wedgwood, also applies to the body used.
Agreed. It's pate sure pate, not jasperware, although often incorrectly called that. Schafer und Vater. Later versions were made in Italy as...
They usually open, usually have a rough area - match holders with a striker.
Geode style bowl. That type of numbering is usually Kosta Boda or Orrefors.
That thing is annoyingly familiar. Something in my head says lighting/projector/theatre related. Object ought to relate to a lens. Lovely...
I agree, it does look battuto.
Actually, it's not. Those plate hangers soak off really well and do far less damage. Mid 1950s patent number.
Those trays normally have much more recognisably Arabic/Farsi type scripts and/or tughras.
I can't remember what these are called. It's the disc from a projector type thing, I think.
Late 19th, early 20th. I own its twin, Ma bought it back in the fifties. I see these here for fifteen quid or so.
1950s or 60s made on Murano lampwork. Nice wee souvenir.
Yup, Dutch and German furniture. I don't think that's one of ours.
Certainly needlework, would have had some nice accessories. 1850s or a bit later, ivory and ebony parquetry in rosewood with elm or beech...
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