Agreed. I own some rather nice pieces.
Soy sauce and other sauces. They're sort of Imari colours, but I think Chinese rather than Japanese.
Not a Tudor rose. Or any kind of rose: look at those very pronounced stamens, and the overlap on the petals, plus their shape. It's the common...
I guessed Jake was Commonwealh from the way he spells mum. ;) I think this is British. Seen a fair few of them. Late 19th/early 20th transitioning...
I've never known a mosque or imam be anything other than courteous and helpful. I suspect your neighbours were quite fascinated by it, too, bless...
It's a poppy. ;)
This is Niello, indeed, which is an applied mix on silver, which is then cut through. Not all is black: I own it in blue and white as well....
Get it tested. The CHINA mark looks right for 1920s or 30s, and much filigree was made there then. I've seen it with and without Silver/925 marks....
I use a pressure cooker bought new in 1974. Brilliant thing.
It would have a crescent moon, if a mosque. However, there are many many mixed places of worship in Europe, Africa and Asia. Roman amphitheatres...
I see quite a bit of Indian Colonial silver, as you might imagine. ;) Ady, the gilding would only have been on the inside.
Indian Colonial silver, absolutely typical. I think it's a salt, but the gilding has vanished. Dear little thing.
Welz! yes, that was it.
Neither: that's Arabic script above the initials. Could be North African, although it looks rather Egyptian in style.
No. Bother! ;)
Deruta is Italian. Italy was the home of Latin, as a language, which used V for U. even now, there's a conceit of writing U as V sometimes.
The only word missing is Niello, which is what that is. Go buy a Sunshine cloth,it will clean it nicely.
Vase looks Bohemian/Austrian and I've totally forgotten which maker I'm trying to remember, damnit! I'd think very late 19th/early 20th.
That, I'd get checked out and rewired. A metal lamp really ought to be earthed.
If it were original it would need considerably more than "rewiring", it would need a pulse to tone converter in order to work. Doable, but not...
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