Yes, aventurine, gold in this instance. I agree it is not Italian. Second pair are copper and they're taper candle holders.
It isn't sensitivity, it's law in the US. Illegal to sell as NA unless it's properly marked by a recorded artist. I've never known Dineh leaf,...
Chest of drawers here.
I have a fair bit of it.
Friend of mine made a fortune converting these to decimal coinage in the UK.
Looks like British Columbia jade to me.
Portuguese.
Brad, my cupboard has the same shaped skirt base, but taller, which is why I agree cut down.
It may not be a fake, but it could still be made outside the US, emulating SW and of good silver.
The back of my cupboard is almost as rough as this is - they simply didn't bother doing fancy when it stood against a wall. The lock? Clothes...
The red one is British. It was used to illuminate road works - would be hooked over the warning sign. Also carried by workmen. Wonder who stole...
Don't do it. It removes patina which is not always desirable.
Tea tray cloth or one to go over a tablecloth.
I'm with Brad. Late 18th to early 19th. Those look like pine lined drawers, might be rosewood rather than mahogany and box stringing. Bottom has...
It may be later. These were and are still being made by a company called Olde Charme. The style is often known as Tudorbethan. ;) This, similar...
Wash the glass bottles with washing up liquid and warm water, that will do no harm. The cast iron, I'd simply use a stiff bristle brush on.
Yup.
No, there's far too little metal in the mix and most will burn off in the firing.
The neat thing about these is that they also identify the glass you are using if you set it down.
I'm not seeing any paint remnants. It's a tin glaze, probably 19th century, when a great deal of these little figurines were made. It may have had...
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