The WF ones are far less chunky, as are the Webb ones. I've got both.
I do know a couple of people over here, who, if they handled those 'scopes could date them pretty precisely. But that's because they've handled...
It's not an Orrefors number. Many companies made that optic rib style.
Yup, tea urn. I think the dedication adds a bit.
There's a difference between a guess and a reply based on knowledge. You can still get it wrong, but a guess is simply that.
charlie, do you think that's kosher? I've seen a lot of commemorative bells and/or later creations.
I sometimes post a bit shorthand, so to speak, usually because I'm in a rush. I'm always happy to expound if asked, but as others have said,...
Oi! I had five Cavaliers, all company cars, and they were brilliant. I was doing 50,000 miles a year in them. MInd you, that did mean an oil...
And the nice thing is that this board SHARES. Just had a flaming row with a bunch of numpties on a Facebook forum. Two of the mods who are VERY up...
I'm drooling rather. I think that site dates that necklace far too early though. That isn't a Georgian cut on the citrines, and if it's a 9 ct...
Grabbed a wee plastic baggie for fifty pence once at a car boot sale when it was pee'ing down. Thought it was beads. Silver and aquamarine...
The mourning brooch may have a pique work border - are you sure it's enamel? The pearl one is late Victorian: high Art Nouveau and very nice....
cluttered, honey, where did you find that lovely necklace? High Edwardian. Czech, quite probably, that's a classic colour for their glass. The...
My gut feel is 1910s into 20s and that they originally had screw fittings. That's based on style and setting.
Now, that surprises me. It looks classically Brit.
Oh, af! ;) Yes, I think Mansons' pot is British. If I get my brain going, I'll remember who made it. I also think that fable of the small and...
Almost certainly German. I had a tobacco jar with similar numbering that got identified on the European Pottery Facebook group.
Christies sometimes get interested in lower value lots if they can aggregate them, for want of a better word. If they've a specialist sale with...
Ah, that one. The Strand Palace used to be pretty dire, but it's now gone rather fancy, having been renovated.
Are you impressed? ;)
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