WD40 was what intended to say; but I won't. What is the writing that is on the slider?
@Eils 14 Forget the 'L' and look at all the other writing on the RH earing: Numbers on the clip 50RG [maybe 6 for G]; two lines of writing just...
@Aquitaine I think I see '23 after Sadler.
Would the same apply to silver and silver plate?
I discarded the shield because it gave me a headache trying to interpret it; but also, and mainly, because it was unrelated and irrelevant to the...
Not sure that this helps you move on very far, but this might have been the model the artist used as his/her base:...
@KylieS Jean Francois Veyrat: two stars / deux étoiles from 1815-1820 (fer plaqué / plated iron), 1820-1832 (cuivre plaqué / plated copper) and...
@Piglet I think that this might be of interest to you. Hogg & Sons were indeed military tailors of the highest class....
I usually check three different websites when I am seeking references; I only used one on this occasion. Thanks for putting me right.
Lovely piece of furniture. I've learned a lot from this discussion. Checked elsewhere to find Bombe and Bombay are synonymous. Thank you all.
@KSW This might e the same as the one you found But a bit of information goes with this: Pair of painted biscuit porcelain statues, marked Vion et...
Have you got as far as this website?
Ah. I never for one moment thought that it was British. I was remiss in not saying that I acquired it in France. If it was British I might have...
Come on. You can't leave it there. What leads you to that conclusion?
...is able to put a date on it from its construction and shape. Silverplated egg cup. Base material brass. Splits into two pieces that screw...
I thought it was a sledge for hard packed snow.
They are lovely 1920 and 1918 sequentially, and they look in fantastic condition. Praise be for the British weather.
Thank you all for looking, and for your help. @bluumz They are a relatively common design in France, where this one comes from.
@Bakersgma See above
I've had another go a photographing them and with some success. Between the two photos it is possible to see them. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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