Bought this 'cos it vaguely reminded me of Wemyss. Can anyone make out the mark on the lid.....? It sort of might say Wedgwood, but it's nowt...
Not me, sorry!
Cairngorm is never properly used to describe smoky stones here, it's kept for the clear orangey or yellowy ones, or veering to brownish. Some...
I'm disagreeing. This is stylistically very much like a lot of William IV stuff. Here, anyhow.
I'd agree on glass - probably Bohemian. The orangey ones here are usually Cairngorm type topaz.
I think it's a fair bit earlier than that, fwiw. Looking again, I see what you mean about the top.
I'm not seeing red, but rather a deep orange: might be reflection from the carnelian.
Watch fob for a chain. Carnelian and topaz.
English oak. 1930s right into the 50s. I had those handles on a chest of drawers when I was small. It's a registered design for around 1948/1949....
Might be a record cabinet. 1950s to 60s anyhow, possibly made by Stag. Or Lexterten.
Remainder is rosewood, I think - although the pillars look mahogany.
Screams and shouts English. We did use birds eye, but I think that's burr walnut with one of the really complex patterns. Late 18th C into early...
fwiw, that's a VERY common form for nice silver plate wine bottle coasters here.
There are no bubbles anywhere in the stone - and yes, it's been under a loupe. I think you're seeing reflections from the background. Google on...
It's definitely Cairngorm not glass, I've a lot of it. Reads higher on a tester. The stones used in Scottish hardstone are clear, rather than the...
Cairngorm, with some nice agate bits round it. I was quite pleased. ;)
Thank you kindly, both!
I've seen lots of pots and crockery with that mark here, and it always looks fairly recent. That transfer mark is a dead giveaway. I really doubt...
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