Well, of course there 'should' be, but the lack of one doesn't mean it wasn't their production - there are numerous pieces without their dragonfly...
Considering that it says, 'Sterling', 935 seems likely... https://worldeccentricitycharm.com/blogs/news/jewelry-face-off-part-2 [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
No time to hunt around right now, but feel sure I've seen Spanish articulated fish that open - might find some here: Spanish articulated fish...
Not uncommon to find 'Deposé' on German pieces (occasionally on Austrian too)... ~Cheryl
Keuffel & Esser Patent 844,772, but would expect the case and instruments to bear some kind of K&E trademark, suppose they could have sold use of...
Sorry - just can't make out anything on the marks, will say that the design, as the the one in the link Komo posted, is typical of Spanish...
Nu-Trend was a 1960s-'70s Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of hobbyist ceramic molds - could just be a coffee mug... ~Cheryl
Yamato-Gumi/Yamatogumi: http://ancientpoint.com/inf/83168-antique_crumb_catcher_antimony_wear_silver_plate_y_in_yacht_yamatogumi_old_item.html...
Would expect to see the shade held by something more like these:...
Not really an area of much knowledge for me, but the shade is an awfully good match in color, wouldn't surprise me if they belong together, though...
Similar pieces in various colors of glass, by various vendors, have been readily available for decades (I have quite a few in my Christmas stuff),...
To my eye, appears very likely to be vase and suited for little else, and not well suited for some kind of 'cork-stoppered gunpowder container'....
Eh, looks to me like a bud vase - over the years, have run across quite a few similar heavy, crudely cast brass vases, usually bearing 'Made in...
Pretty sure they were originally marketed as elephants...*shrug* ~Cheryl
An old friend's father, who was Panamanian, wanted to name her brothers as the boys in his family were named, Jorge Uno, Jorge Dos, Jorge Tres,...
Should I mention that Shoemaker was thinking 'elephant' when e designed them? Always good to mention both 'bear' and 'elephant' when selling...
'Trip' is a fairly common nickname here for those who are given the dubious distinction of being a 'III'... ~Cheryl
Nesting bear shakers, Don Shoemaker or copies of his design - the basket is unrelated... ~Cheryl
Very nice find! The Muisca are not familiar to me, so good to see this when I came back in. Just back in from setting up Presh's grooming...
Ahhh - a Colombian connection... ~Cheryl
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