Looks like routine early 20th C stuff, the 2 plain spoons could be older but I can't read any of the marks at that size.
My guess would be early 20th C reproduction of an early 18th C style, loosely interpreted. I'd say probably valued at less than new comparable...
I am very old and have seen a lot of stuff. No normal person should be expected to have pondered so much irrelevant junk.
It is well known that before the invention of utes for roo hunting, opera going was a major Australian pastime, as evidenced by one building in...
It is certainly true that most British silverplate had marks designed to make the neighbours think your flatware was solid silver. It would be...
My last comment is that that type of key is in my experience usually associated with small gold fob watches for ladies, typically with similar...
It is ALMOST always true that a signature on a painting is of no use whatsoever. Almost every painting you will encounter in everyday life is by...
I think 2 is by far the most likely. You really hope choice 3 is true. I do not have a dog in the fight and think choice 2 is the most probable.
I found on a recent trip overseas. Where would probably be significant.
In my opinion the fading and palette are consistent with early 19th C had colouring.
That table had a cast iron provenance with labels tied to an existing inventory.
I had to Google that. What can be seen of this figure seems far more defeated and depressing.
Your 'tin' would probably be galvanised steel. Usually referred to here as corrugated iron.
I suggest taking it ouside and doing the picture with natural light. Flash burn kills it. The back is also important. The usual term is oil on...
I'd estimate these in a UK auction at £30 to £50. Getting things for half the estimate depends a lot on what the estimate was. I cannot tell from...
Watch keys and seal fobs often feature on charm bracelets from the mid 20th C when they did get very chunky. Possibly many keys and fobs have...
I think part of it is that America simply isn't that old This was something that puzzled me when I was visiting American relatives when I was 14....
The Queen Mother would have a king's crown because she was not royal in her own right, like Victoria or QEII, but by virtue of her husband being King.
Any drawer where you have to do something else to release it is a secret drawer because it is only accessible to someone who knows what to do to...
It is a watch key. For a pocket watch. The small end should have a square hole for winding but these are sometimes worn round or blocked or...
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