Late 19th to early 20th C British Japonaiserie type bone china. Not Wedgwood: they really did mark stuff.
He tends to know who buys what. Mind you, many auctions over here seem to zoom. ;) The only time it slows is if he has lots of no reserve stuff....
1980s decorator, I think - saw a lot of these then.
My local auction does 300 lots in under two hours, so you have to get there early! I've got that necklace. And very similar AB earrings.
All the Pyrex I've seen is emboss marked.
Reading used to smell of sugar and brewing beer. Not a bad combination. Slough still smells of chocolate.
Reading is the town they were made in. ;)
As an ex tin collector, that's about its value.
Taupou, that conflation of design fascinates me, too. Remind me to post pictures of some of my Jordanian emvroidery bits sometime.
You might try some limescale remover gel. That can sometimes take the worse of it off. I do think it's a decanter base.
Shrieks 1980s to me. That pink was wildly fashionable. It's rather cool.
The only thing that makes it go away is treatment with muriatic acid. Not worth doing unless it's of some value.
Most welcome as ever. :) I'd have bought it for that, certainly.
Modern Asian, decent quality.
Definitely butterfly wing and a very nice one. If you look at butterfly wing under a loupe it has that linear look to it. Feathers are larger and...
Solid silver - 925 - in Portuguese. And that even more suggests butterfly wing: these pieces were made in Brazil in the 20s and 30s.
OK, I'll be sensible. It's a piece of Indian silver plate. There's a date - 21 5 21, which is British format, of course. The other writing is...
I know a few.... oh let's not go there. ;)
Terry, that looks like butterfly wing. If it is, then 1920s or 30s.
Actually, thinking about the oil thing, it might be worth filling it with vinegar for a week or so. Might emulsify better than washing up liquid....
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