Just a quick note, the #11 necklace is almost certainly Brazilian, likely 1960s-'70s, though could be later, the selection of stones and...
Heh, in my family there are Danish surnames, Hansen, Olsen, and Andersen, my cousin on the other side is a Swedish Olson - been a bit of...
Eh, all those darned patronymic Scandinavian surnames - Jørgen Jensen, born in 1931, who produced all the pewter work, was unrelated to Georg...
So sweet of you to offer more of your lovely brooches, INH - please include me on these too... ~Cheryl
Thank you, Kyra - hard for me to choose a favorite, they're all so nice, but probably the Danish hovedvansaeg, unusual and the hardest for me to...
Should say the reason I remember seeing them is that I used to work for an internationally recognized expert on majolica, and thought their...
Syroco wasn't the only company making wood-pulp composition pieces, Burwood was another, and the majority of ashtrays, cigarette boxes, or other...
Have run across a couple of these reproductions on the secondary market, and have a vague memory of seeing them in some magazine or catalog years...
Hehe, no problem - thanks for looking! ~Cheryl
Thanks! Certainly no rush, not really all that important, just curious... ~Cheryl
They were carried in pockets or bags, or hung from a chatelaine or watch chain, their intended use to provide a scent to clear one's nose of the...
Awww, thank you, Judy! While I appreciate the compliment, my spoon collection is pretty modest compared to some... Glad you like them!...
Many here know that I have a weakness for spoons, collecting them for decades, but I do have other silver pieces as well - and what I have long...
Heh, I have quite a few others incorporating materials other than silver, the latest with Scottish agate insets, like the 'pebble' brooches. The...
Must admit, found myself wondering how one would use a 'mourning plate' - present some tidbits on it, murmuring, "These were my dear departed's...
As said, it's not English. Have seen the mark a few times before, on mid-quality holloware, almost certainly American, circa 1910s-'20s - haven't...
Thanks - glad you like them! My spoons really are a bit of an obsession... Quick IDs (they're all silver, of varying quality) - 1st pic: Chinese...
To be truthful, when first viewed, suspected it might be a marriage, the glass atypical for Danish silver, but they look to be well fitted and are...
That's sweet - it's what keeps me a bit 'spoon-obsessed'... Since we've already gone off on tangents, here are a couple of old pics of various...
Heh, you have that lovely Jensen garnet necklace, so should see the similarity in the spoon - Skønvirke pieces often incorporate semi-precious...
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