That pottery tankard is a bit Wemyss ish. Anything on the base?
Crossed keys are Roman Catholic - Papal. Keys of St Peter and all that. Now, on the back, you've Pet.Coli . So, I'd surmise that Pet here is an...
Chip carved indeed. Might be one of ours, I've seen similar.
The brooches don't have anything but that fine wire. The pair of earrings has what might be very thin shell or possibly paper, I can't quite decide!
Ah, in that case, I'd think it's Bohemian. Has the look.
Muold blown. As in, blown, but into a mould. ;) Rather than simply being moulded or pressed glass. There's some decent quality in that thing. I...
Not a problem, they were cheap as chips and the bloke thought they were repro, so pretty honest! :)
Not a craft piece, I say. I've several of these with nigh on identical construction. Flowers, bugs, whatever.
Picked these up over the weekend. I'm pretty sure the Filipino pesos are the real thing, but how about the reals? Decent repro or genuine?...
That's an Orrefors or Kosta Boda numbering scheme. Given the fishies I'm inclined to Orrefors.
Those more ornate pieces could well be Italian/Sicilian. The two single ones look like decent early 19th C boudoir type chairs, and quite possibly...
It's a bit later, yes, UNLESS someone's put a new clasp on it. Rollovers are 20s or so. Excellent link here on the subject:...
It's cost, mostly. Nazeing Glass has developed a proper lead crystal substitute.
That's interesting. I wonder if yours were older.
cluttered, they're not lead crystal, they're the Arques copy formula, which has no lead. Diamax.
Indeed - good keywords. And chased and reticulated refer to the decoration techniques not the metals used.
Roger, yours aren't lead crystal. Have a look here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cristal-Darques-Longchamps-Crystal-Champagne/dp/B003VM7M3W Decent...
Those are Cristal D'Arques, moulded glass. Still made, French, and designed for champagne.
Dining sets makes perfect sense. All the Oxbridge colleges have dining halls and insist on students dining in frequently.
Indeed. My sort of thought is transport related. It's got that look.
Separate names with a comma.
