If it's celluloid, it's a fair bit later than 1828. They shut down in 1964. Might be some kind of horn.
Looks decent late 19th C Chinese to me. Maybe a bit earlier.
Two minds one thought. :)
Indeed. I start with hot water, then move to other methods if needed.
PPS: If you google on walnut shaped nutcracker you'll find several.
PS: Yes, I've seen nutcrackers that shape!
Definitely Arabic, so that needs some research in case it's silver. Coffee pot. The cutlery may have some interest, even though it's plate -...
And the nice thing too is that most of the stuff won't go to landfill. I have a running groan with my lovely local auctioneer about Stuff in...
Me please! Happy to pay postage or send something in trade. ;)
Try a hot water soak to soften it first, then pick off the glue with your fingers. You may need to repeat that.
Agreed!
Johnny, you'd be amazed at the condition of some old furniture here. I've seen 16th C stuff that was pristine.
Spelter would show white or silvery if you scratch it. I'd think brass too. Chinese people, obviously, and I suspect that's where they're from....
Wot Iz Wiv Dis Federalist Stuff. ;) Weeze Did Not Call It That. Chippendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite were all 18th C English furniture...
Tribbles. ;) (I know the chap who wrote that, too.)
It's decorative, and people like blue and white. Here - London - about maybe 15 to 20 dollars?
Horribly, as in I've seen it and can't remember where! Arg.
I think emerald green would be delightful. Georgian colours can be surprisingly strong to our eyes: colour chips taken from old London houses are...
I love it. The good stuff is mostly Bohemian between the wars and it's super.
Yup. Perhaps opaque is a better term than milk, but think about malachite glass, hm?
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