And here, after WW1. German items were marked Foreign then.
With all that gilding, the very white body and the exuberant twiddly flowers, Italy would make sense.
You're very welcome - clever chaps, those Victorians. ;) And earlier makers, too.
Very true. And often forgotten in historical TV dramas, where prop sourcers insist a 1930s house ought to be pure Deco, forgetting people already...
Those Davidson components seem to get split up all the time. I've lost count of how many times the plinth hasn't been with the bowl.
See, that's why my dad only put wax on our c1780 dining table once a year, if that. Lavender beeswax at that. The rest of the time, he used an old...
Given that recaning costs about a dollar a hole, I call that a bargain.
Pictures of the base, please. Even when unmarked, it can be a clue.
That's definitely Whitefriars, it's a lobed one, I think smoke. It's very heavy, yes?
Indeed: Minoan axe heads.
Atlantic, from the images, looks more rippled than layered - this thing has "petals" like an artichoke and the footed base has leaves. If that...
Dish!
Hoja?
Certainly not Dartington and I don't think Whitefriars either. They did make triangular bowls but the profile is all wrong on yours: too high and...
It's Scandi, and I can't remember. Blast.
Lost wax cast by the look of it. The style is more Saxon or even Viking with those axe head finial ends. A repro would make sense, wish I could...
First one, absolutely. It's that combination of clean geometry with a soupcon of curves in the metal detail. Very Voysey. Lovely thing. It's a...
You are very welcome. :)
A purse, I think, given the proportions. Handbag to us. ;) It's British: it has a Cheney lock on it. And in almost unused condition.
The desk form is classic mid 19th C and onwards, albeit that flared top is unusual, as are the chamfered sides. The handles wouldn't be called A&C...
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