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The watch is Swiss - ARS&F (Auguste Robert Stauffer & Fils) was registered in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland in 1880. The fancy vest chain might...
Just passing through, but might suggest the frame is pressed horn rather than tortoise-shell... ~Cheryl
Needlepoint sampler - I did one in the mid '70s, though with fewer squares and a wider variety of stitches....
Hey, Peggy, hope all is well with you and yours. Life has been a bit trying for the last year or so, much has been resolved, but still likely a...
Johnny, your mocha spoon was designed by Gustav Gaudernack for David Andersen around the turn of the 19th century, not particularly unusual to...
So you're saying that period catalogs, advertisements, etc. published by the manufacturers and/or retailers, contained so many incorrect pictures...
Thanks, Finn! Already involved myself though (hopefully will be a bit more relaxed in a few days, though still tired)... ~Cheryl
What isn't fair, Komo? You just quoted an anonymous source, which was incorrect, so it seemed pointless for me to have even posted a period...
So essentially, it was a waste of time to post a period catalog page showing an butter knife of this form (it was very common), as well as fish...
Have to suspect that label was somehow transferred to the easel - wouldn't think this item has anything to do with Blenko... ~Cheryl
From an 1889 retailer's catalog: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Packed away right now, but my Mom was given a pair of Sage Green Wedgwood silver-mounted clip earrings in the late '60s, a few years later, in my...
Israeli manufacturers of jewelry and gift items often mark their electroformed pieces only as '925' even if filled... ~Cheryl
Seiko perfume bottle: https://www.ebay.com/itm/266644614864 [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Not clear on the question, but regardless, all of the work was done by human hands, whether professional or amateur. Sometimes the background is...
I started doing needlepoint as a kid, spending hours in needlework shops, sifting through yarns and canvases, designing my own pieces, and...
Dammit, Johnny! Why can't I find stuff like this at Goodwill (come on, we're both in Florida) - and for $3.00?!? Russian plique-à-jour, not at...
I've always felt die-cutters were the unsung heroes of the silver industry. This is Kevin Potter, a member of a group I belong to, his mission is...
It's lovely. Personally, see no signs of repair or replacement - rather than cast, it would have been die-struck, the flat back soldered on...
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