Update: I asked someone on a Facebook page. ;) It is circa 1890s and is a Protector bonnetted Clanny style lamp, they think the USC might be the...
I'm thinking sewing machine table, too. Smaller electric one.
Base is a bit chunky for true period. I'd like a better shot of the grain with less glare, if possible. Thick veneer tends to mean older, anyhow.
They're all called sideboards here, even the big ones.
Are you thinking Empoli? If the bases are as late as the 70s, then that's feasible.
Those shell necklaces got all over, Ma bought one locally in London.
That tag looks like a pattern or stock code.
Or even bolero
davey, those go from the 60s right up to yesterday. Agree that toggles are generally later.
That Bitossi Facebook group is excellent.
First one is shell, indeed and given the second is Italian silver set, boar is likely. They both shout late 80s into early 90s. There's a term for...
I'd wear it as a pendant, using one of those adaptor thingies.
Agreed, not cracks but mould marks.
The white spirit contaminates the hooch.
The only problem with that is you can't then fill it with whisky. ;)
The way I dry decanters is to make a sort of wick from kitchen roll and poke it in, then put the thing somewhere warm. Airing cupboard or top of a...
It's mssing EU/EEC labels so unless they've been removed, it's early 70s at the latest. The style looks late 60s into 70s. As does that printed...
Absoutely classic early 1980s with that style and colour. Should sell just fine, make sure you give good measurements.
It's known here as glass sickness, and yes, it can happen with very high quality glass.
It's earlier than I suspect you thought. Pre WW1 probably with that typeface. I don't think you've missed out on much money, though.
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