I'd call it devore moquette. Agree it's 1940s upholstery especially with that trim.
West German.
Anyone who haggles in a charity shop is a pillock, to say the least. £70 is lower than retail for this, so it ought to go nicely. Blue would be a...
Blimey. It's Moorcroft Hibiscus in coral on white. Perfectly genuine, Walter Moorcroft mark, so post war. I can't remember off hand when the ivory...
It's Venice, fwiw. May well be some kind of street painter.
I concur on Empoli made.
Hah! Now you've said that, I found it in the book. Spot on.
London. It's doable. I think you're losing a lot if it's left as is.
As it is, the mast is almost chopped off. It needs a simple frame - a thin gilt line against a very wide pale border, looking like a matte, if...
I'd get it properly cleaned if you do buy it. And revarnished.
That foot is fairly typical of modernish Italian. So is the shape and that rather florid gilding. I rather like it.
Gawd, I thought that was a squiggle! My gut feel is Italian, but don't ask me why.
I'm being dim. Where's the signature?
I have seen similar cowhide bulls in Spain, but not for many years.
Isn't it just. This would have been an expensive piece. It might do better in London, but I'd not see it as more than fifty to eighty pounds. If...
It's 1930s at the very earliest. The clue is the postal district, as well as the style of that ivorine plaque. Birmingham didn't get those numbers...
Agreed, part of a garniture.
Early 20th C tie bar.
It's Weekenders. I recognise the mark and have some of the jewellery and clothing. The clothes were brilliant.
Oh, and the je 100g thing is short for jeden 100g or each 100g. So, it's giving you the Kj (kilojoule) energy equivalent for each food. Joule is...
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