Definitely Portuguese. Some time from the 1970s onwards. That pink is actually a major clue to Portuguese pottery as well as the mark. The...
Large vase, possibly Italian. And yes, not a jardiniere. As bakers says, you placed a growing plant in those, either within its own separate pot,...
I grew up Catholic. Home fonts were sold in every religious gift shop going. Some were deeply tacky. ;)
Ah. ;) So, Sansom perhaps? Or, seriously, do you think they actually ARE what they purport to be? I thought too clunky.
Ah, Japanese might make sense, it does have that look a bit. I'll go look. Thank you. ;)
I'm being lazy. ;) This nice little set was a gift to someone in 1913. But who dunnit please? Thank you kindly. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
:) I've never had pierced, partly because I own literally hundreds of pairs of clips, but also because a policeman friend warned me off, years...
Hi folks. These lidded pots are, to my mind, far too thick to be the real thing. So, just after confirmation that they're pseudo Sevres - the...
Clips! Want!
Just for clarity: that's "Old" Chinese weights, not modern.
I've a Palatnik cat. Love it to bits.
I've seen that chess figure and I wish I could recall where. Phooey.
Snuff.
PS: Valencia isn't part of Catalunya, it's a separate autonomia. Their version of Catalan is somewhat different, as is Mallorquin. And then,...
It's a name that is both French and Spanish. It's a place in the Auvergne, which southern France, not far from the Spanish border. It's also found...
No Lucia candles that I can see either. That Flygsfors does look very very similar. Thanks chaps!
This is very familiar, but my brain has given up! Brown mould blown vase, VERY heavy nice quality, with a national costumed woman. Any ideas...
The amber may still be plastic. I've some which are VERY good copies indeed and look just like those. NO hot needle tests, please, use a UV light.
Interesting thought, af.
Oh, af, indeed I do wince. There's assorted common usages that bring out the science geek in me, and that's one of them.
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