I'd have expected a wedding commemorative to be a coloured or clear stone, rather than that rather funereal cut steel though.
I knew it was an Alexandra, couldn't remember which one. All those European royals look the same. ;) People still worse pocket watches in the...
It's a pocket shrine to a particular Virgin manifestation, but I've forgotten which one. Brooch is a mourning commemorative for some queen or...
Or toothbrushes, hm?
If it's Italian, I'll bet reconstituted marble.
I agree on liking antiques with a soul. This one, though, is by definition still antique, even if it isn't as old as some desks - and of course,...
Thanks Marie - and yes, it was the length that made me think older.
Oh, and the people selling the props are a totally different, modern company. Old Times even sold good art:...
It isn't a fake. Old Times were making in at least the early 20th, and I believe, rather before that. High quality and expensive, too.
True. The designs are somewhat timeless!
Nigel, who runs that website, is over on the Facebook Mdina forum. You could always ask him, he's delightful. Some of the original glass making...
Marie, why do you think the necklace is modern?
Here, just a few pounds - but it's charming.
I have a lot of Mdina and have been there. It's tortoiseshell. The 70s ones are a bit odd.
From a child's teaset, late 19th, German or Austrian.
It was my Pa's, so has huge sentimental value. :)
You may never find out. Utility was done by a conglomeration of designers, some well know, most anonymous. And as to maker, there were scores of...
It may be. It's a copy of a Victorian brooch and they made a great many of those. So, if anything, Victorian Revival.
Mdina tortoiseshell. 1970s to 80s.
Blimey. I've got a mid 19th desk - admittedly, not in the best condtion. I'd be lucky to get a hundred for it.
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