It has been discussed before here on the Antiques Board: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/antique-rocking-chair.32783/
@blooey It depends what you mean by splishy-splashy. If an older patriach/matriach in a wealthy house became impaired there was perhaps a need to...
Fairly typical Boston Rocker Rocking Chair, compare here:...
British made. The shape of the utensil end, the bowl, is typical, fairly shallow and eggshape rather than pointed oval as Amerian spoons are. The...
@popsycat ... think I found the Fabergé egg that someone removed from your lovely holder: [ATTACH]
@James Conrad :doctor::bored::oops::rolleyes::inpain::kiss::smuggrin::shame:
@James Conrad Hello? Mid-to-late 1800s does include late 19th century, n'est-ce pas?
Oh @evelyb30 ! A virtual handshake! I grew up in a railroad family. I traveled on trains with a name tag around my neck since I was 5. Deposited...
Great image, @evelyb30 ! Nordic with a taste of Arts&Craft I'd say, lovely piece. Now you just gotta get your bunad [dress] to go with! If you...
Good ol' Axel... couldabeenali'llundadainflunsssence when he dreamed that one up. If I hadn't seen the plaque image I wouldathought it was an...
I think it's a lady's sewing table. Not for a sewing machine, for hand embroideries, etc. The drawer had a lock because needles especially were an...
Looks like your brooch has cousins:...
I stand corrected: Sølje is interpreted as brooch. Wikipedia in Norwegian states: "...I moderne språk brukes betegnelsen sølje også om andre...
@Any Jewelry Thanks, AJ! Sorry the brooch doesn't show up better. Tried enlarging image, it didn't work. @Kathy Anderson You another Swede...
Chiming in: Sølje [solje, English vers.] is Norwegian short for silver or silvery. This type jewelry is worn in all the Scandinavian countries on...
@KSW I am the owner of a very large stash of c.j. stones of all types. If you were to tell me what size stone you need in mm diameter, I'd be...
@Ownedbybear This hinge and clasp is used to this day by jewelry crafters. However, you're right about it being an earlier style. It was also a...
The brooch in this thread most likely had glass stones, rhinestones, because the bottom of the cups end in a point. As for origin, the brooch may...
The wonderful thing about brass stampings is that they are impossible to date. For one, they're still made in f ex Providence, Rhode Island, USA,...
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