I used to run SF conventions. Currently binge watching Babylon 5. Again. I think that silver pendant dates back to the King Tut exhibition in...
The Chinese have always made some excellent glass. Still are.
Amber will only show the blue veil under UV. it's the effect of internal refraction by the amber changing the wavelength of the light and...
UV light is the best test.
9c is fine, very common.
I think the amethyst chips are deliberate. Sorry. ;) I don't see any Scottish symbolism in it at all. Those chip brooches were widely made as...
Hm. It's a lion alright, so that means Brit not Irish. No purity percentage, so pre 1904. Not town or duty mark, which happens, so let's go on...
Hm. Tiny moonstones or peridot?
I've bought wee replacement stones like that on Ebay.
Yup. Looks like a man's signet to me, too. Possibly not tourist, the Irish are fond of jewellery with national meaning.
15ct, so gold, yes. It often doesn't have any other purity marks. That looks as though it might be Hibernia, so Irish. Not full British hallmarks,...
I think both are decent art glass. The fact that it says 9ct means almost certainly British.
You can use Maas instead of simichrome.
I don't think Bakelite, but get a cotton bud with a wee bit of Maas on it and rub gently. If it goes yellow, then it's Bakelite.
Chessie!
Oh, Bargain Hunt. There are some decent ones on there, but that blasted David Harper.............!
Get a Sunshine cloth on that. It will look lovely.
Daisies.
Can you peel the felt off the bulldog?
Yup, agreed, Wade. My gut feel is that the dancers are 80s repro of Art Deco.
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