Haven't worked with buttons in several years and all my books are packed away, but I can probably give you a bit of info. The majority of these...
Blame my late Mom for my use of 'bibelot' - she was a compulsive reader and always kept a huge dictionary to look up any word she didn't know and...
Cleaning it up and a better focused image would help (there's likely a square on point and an ostrich) - the little dogs usually sell pretty well,...
Thanks for the likes - would love to see other folks' spoons, etc. too... ~Cheryl
Looks like a paperweight or bibelot to me - WMF: https://www.silvercollection.it/wmf.html ~Cheryl
This 8" Norwegian spoon is a premium, given as a prize at an exhibition or fair, in this case for a cattle breeder - with a simple engraved border...
Packed away, but still love the sweet Mauchline ware box with lilies of the valley you sent in our first Christmas gift exchange: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
I truly am not fully functional these days - the mosaic-work always brings Tunbridge ware to my mind, even though I knew similar was produced in...
Before a quick hijacking of the thread for kitty talk, I am still unable to come up with a maker for the Norwegian spoon, quite a bit of my...
Sweet! Tunbridge ware... http://www.tonbridgehistory.org.uk/made-in-tonbridge/tunbridge-ware.htm ~Cheryl
#1 - Pseudo-marks attributed to Albany maker Hall & Hewson, 1820s-'40s, retailed by John Hatch Chedell of Auburn, NY. #2 - It's a fairly common...
First is American coin, second Norwegian - give me a few minutes to feed the very annoying kitties, then I'll look up a couple of things and give...
Hey, it looks really nice, Book! Sounds like some of my projects that went awry - so aggravating, but you recovered well... ~Cheryl
Tiffany's 1934 'Hampton' pattern, mark indicates it was produced no later than 1947 (or at least the die) - looks like a tomato or cucumber server...
Sweet little piece, Johnny. As already said, 'SILVER' is found on pieces from different countries, but that simple sans-serif stamp strikes me as...
When you see those long-legged Aesthetic pieces with the angular elements, they'll date circa 1870s, give or take a few years either way... ~Cheryl
Plain version at the AIC: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/90585/coffee-or-tea-service ~Cheryl
Suspect this is the patent (#D4418), but the image is barely discernible: https://patents.google.com/patent/USD4418S/en ~Cheryl
Might look at Webster Mfg. Co. - circa 1870... ~Cheryl
Congrats on the 'new' range! Looks like a slightly different model in the 2-page 1961 ad below - but I sort of love the pink and the stripey wood...
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