Ow, squeeee! Very cute.
There's a fair few glass makers who've used this technique, including Wedgwood - not that this is one of theirs. I'm trying to haul the most...
Hi sweetie! If they're warm, I'd agree on plastic. You car booting this weekend? ;)
Your black ones may well be jet, and the amber looks as though it's glass. That's the usual thing to get on those metal chains. Big bead is...
BBC. ;)
It's called an ibrik - slightly unusual to have a straight handle.
I've been to Damascene workshops in Toledo. The blog is pretty reasonable on the subject. Would you care to explain what your perceived errors...
I;m throwing in that it looks like late 19th C and French ormolu to me. So there! ;)
Coral and shell, late 19th into early 20th.
Your cocktail stick set is indeed known as Toledo ware, or faux damascene. Printed stamped base metal. The charger is the real thing. It is made...
Gawd, I would NEVER have parted with that stuff.
I've seen "East German" stuff with simply Germany on it.
I shall, and thank you.
And that's how you knew where to look. ;)
Hm. Her hair and shoes are all ttoally wrong for the 1880s, as is her face. I've seen that runny lustre treatment on pieces that were just pre and...
How on earth did I miss that! Well done you. It's definitely made as a single piece. A Durand company is very feasible. It was in a plain brown...
I suspect it's a company called Fish Jewellery. Eraly 80s.
Blanc de Chine.
I'd not call it an epergne, but hey. The glass is rather nice. Quite possibly Stourbridge made.
I'm in England, so it may well be one of our mass market things. Thank you very much for having a look.
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