Took me a while too, knew I'd seen it before... Ahhh, my dream car (that buttery yellow color), my brother had one for a while - said the...
Made as a souvenir of Milan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscione [ATTACH] Or, the closest I'll ever get to owning an Alfa Romeo:...
Awww, such a shame about the damage - but Kyra will make it better (lucky you)! It is a David Andersen mark, late 19th-early 20th century, here...
I have nothing to apologize for - and please do not misquote me, what I said was, "There is no engine-turning on this piece (nothing even...
In Spain, 'Plata de ley' indicates the silver is up to the legal 1st standard (.925 since 1988), 'Plata de segundo' indicates 2nd standard (.800...
Hotelware took a lot of abuse, so it was heavily silverplated on a hard nickel-silver base, any parts like handles, feet, rims, etc. were attached...
I think it says: PAIRPOINT MFG. CO. SILVER SOLDERED a production number including a '2' 32 OZ. (does it hold a quart?) UNIVERSITY CLUB The...
It's silverplate restaurant/hotelware from a 'University Club' somewhere, the beat-up surface is from years of being polished in commercial...
Not that 'STG' doesn't show up as an abbreviation elsewhere (even Tiffany has used it), but pretty sure the #17 ring is New Zealand greenstone...
The tiny 'propelling pencils' (as they were called way back when), often in novelty forms, were also used, by both women and men, as charms on...
Thanks, y'all! I choose to believe they're dragon claws, the Viking blood in me, I suppose... Well phrased! Some pieces just seem to have...
It is, isn't it? But with a sort of Seussian quality to it... So true! ~Cheryl
Thanks, guys! ~Cheryl
Respectfully, I think you will find it is not "called engine turning" - good luck with your research... ~Cheryl
Wasn't looking for this piece, just ran across it looking for something else, and sort of fell in love with it over the time it was up for auction...
This box, with its lining gone and the lock damaged, shows it's cast (the base on yours is integral to the design, and cast rather than applied as...
There is no engine-turning on this piece (nothing even resembles engine-turning), nor was any decoration done by hand, it is cast, and the metal...
Dearborn Glass Higgins (1957-64) 'Mandarin'. From Johnson & Piña's 'higgins: Poetry in Glass' (2005), page 38: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
I've a weakness for evening bags too, and mesh of any kind just works for me, something about its fluidity - sold Whiting & Davis at retail in the...
I'd think late 19th - early 20th century as well, bronze or brass, and would guess French manufacture - the tufted silk interior, the lock and...
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