Yup, spot on. Once rollover clasps were invented, the long pin was uneccessary. That hinge is early, too.
I'd be looking at some kind of public body, council or something municipal. That's restaurant type china, not fancy. Might be diocesan, I suppose....
Daft buggers, the lot of you. Damn funny though.
I do indeed. :)
It's probably by a serious designer. I'm not sure if Robin Day ever designed for them, but it has the look. There's a couple of others as well,...
That is FABULOUS. Do please contact the V&A textiles department, I think they'd love to see it. Late 50s from that beatnik clothing. If you frame...
Hi Peggy - my gut feel is that your other one may be French, it has the look of it. Other than that, I don't know at the moment, but I'll...
I think starting low often works well. Make sure you get in that it's a mourning piece, hm?
spring, it's absolutely NOT modern. The construction, technique, quality, design, hinge and pin all point to late Victorian/Edwardian. The pins on...
I can remember giftware - Doulton figures and such - selling for that sort of money in the early 90s. Some retail prices have effectively flattened.
I dunno. I've not seen things with this threading attribututed to S&W. I'll have a paw through some books.
I think it's Elvish. You can see where Tolkien was coming from, eh?
Not all high carat is marked, if it's early. Yeah, no scratches and acid please.
Good stuff still sells. You can't pick up McIntyre period Moorcroft cheap, or Martinware or Tinworth/BArlow Doulton Lambeth.
Very nice and not costume, I think. I'd agree it might be gold but it might also be vermeil. Looks mid to late 19th C to me. Mourning piece.
The backs and bottoms look like pine to me, which is pretty typical here. Heck, I've an early Georgian mahogany cupboard with pine bottomed and...
Machine mitring was used here in the 19th C on good quality furniture. Come to that, it's used on Art Deco and MCM stuff that sells for a LOT of...
It's lovely quality. Solid light oak, hand pegging inside too. Now I've seen your close ups, it looks English Arts and Crafts to me. I think the...
Yup, carved. A photo of the recess would be very useful too. And a better full front view, plus the top sans clutter if you can. ;)
Hm. Try Stickley as well. Still wondering if it has a mouse.
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