Greg, never offer to do that for anyone with a Sri Lankan name.
That ain't an iris. Look at the honking nut thingie it's growing from - irises come from tubers. Flowers are all wrong, too. Hang on whilst I...
I have multiple inexpensive watches needing batteries. I need a doodad to make it easier to remove the backs. Any thoughts on whether one of...
Belgian, by the look of it.
Aha. That looks it.
I was wondering why you think it's that age. ;)
Well worth that. I think you did well.
That's either a Keith Murray design - again! - or a dead pinch on it.
I'd be looking at Ditchfield Glass or Oka as a possibility. Cyclamen on the side, pinks (dianthus) on the top.
Don't ask me to explain this, but they're not Moorish tiles. The pierced work looks, if anything, Indian/Far Eastern, but I don't think that's...
Classic 1950s. I'd take that fabric off,gently.
Yup, 1930s. Sadly, that paint loss will diminish the value. It's fun stuff. Not copying Susie Cooper but in the style of Clarice Cliff.
Aha. Seal makes sense. I love that Mudlark page, one of these days I'll get a licence and go hunting.
I've a rather nice bracelet with good beading like that somewhere......
There's no E in it. ;) The condition will hold that back, as will it not being one of the better colours. Nice find though.
Whatever it is, the designer was no botanist. It's a mish mash of myriads. ;)
The denture tablets sold here are most certainly cleaners. I've used them for years on cruddy glass and sometimes china and porcelain. Basically,...
That brass looks lacquered rather than damaged.
Chrome caps are fine. The big bead is recognisable between the wars Czech glass, flowers likewise. Lovely beadwork. 1930s ish.
They're Indian nautch dancer bells. Worn on the ankles. Usually brass or some white base metal. Nothing to do with shamanism.
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