Different frame - just another print like yours and the one in the unsold Australian auction... ~Cheryl
Doesn't really make a difference anymore, the 'silver overlay' term is common usage now, but the distinctions that seem to have developed over the...
I have lots of them in silver, pewter, aluminum, and crystal, so many more with my late Mom's added in - she was a fabulous hostess, and her...
Mid 20th century individual S&P shakers by Brooklyn manufacturer V. Lollo. ~Cheryl
Print of an Australian Aboriginal bark painting: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Basquiat paintings are a sore subject here in Orlando:...
Sweet - I like the motif and I've always liked that Heisey pattern, especially without a star base, the creamer could stack on top. This would...
I have some doubt that this piece or the unsold pair linked are silver deposit (now usually called silver overlay), that is an electrodeposition...
Gotta say, can't really see this as an ice chipper, tines too far apart and can't recall seeing other than even length, better for chipping the...
These date back to the 1890s, earliest reference I have is an 1892 description as new in England - they were typically called 'teaettes' or 'tea...
The base metal here would be nickel silver (typically around 2/3 copper, the remainder usually nickel and zinc) and unless silverplated, it...
No luck in finding the pattern or even particularly close, not surprising given the numerous variety produced - would guess circa 1870s-'80s......
If Whiting & Davis, definitely lined, and likely others as well because the little prongs inside catch on things, including itself... 1917...
Both gate-top clasps and armor/fish-scale mesh were used from the 1910s - personally would think this one circa 1920s and American, but similar...
I just used quotation marks on the name and a Facebook page came up, along with a couple of other things - don't believe there was activity on it...
Is it heavier than you might expect? Suspect it is mid to late 19th century English silverplate, and some were brass base, making them pretty...
I read 'Liz Hessen' - very quick search finds that name in Memphis, TN, she studied ceramics, also a 'Crazy Like the Moon Studio' in Memphis......
As suggested, pretty, but hobbyist painted... ~Cheryl
Here's a comparison, using your fuzzy image, note the '1' visible to the right of her helmet, a better image or a good loupe might let you see it...
Thanks! Thank you! Thanks! Unfortunately, can't see my displays going back up for at least a year or two, as I work on renovating and...
The marks are the 1st standard (.950) Minerva-head in an octagonal cartouche, can even see the '1' at top right - an idea of dating might be...
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