Don, Magic Eraser also works - gently, obviously. ;)
I'd use a bit of masking tape over the jasper insert and then a Sunshine cloth on the metal. As far as the insert goes, mask off the metal then...
Specifically, it's a claret decanter, or would be over here.
If you go to car boot sales in muddy field in winter, some china is unrecognisable. ;)
Spot on. My stone is tiny, but your nice photo is just what it looks like. Many thanks!
I'd say both are alabaster. I've seen lots of those Italian smokers bits. Your scarab weight is typical of Egyptian souvenir ware, but nothing...
I know a noted expert who does that with Chinese pottery too. I've done it with some really cruddy stuff as a last resort and it works fine. Not...
Think about how this would have been cleaned back in the day. Strong chemicals - no washing up liquid then! This isn't strictly jasperware, that's...
Thank you. :) Good quality rhinestones, I suspect, but I'll check them. Paste was wildly fashionable when that buckle was made. It was about...
All the history is here: http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Carron_Co . I suspect yours is 19th century.
Carnival, yes, I think that's spot on. The stone on the cross is speckled dark and light green under a loupe, with some black and the odd fleck...
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