The table looks to have some Adam touches but in general design is more William IV. It does not appear to be a period piece but it certainly looks...
The word 'those' is mis-spelled. Not a very careful or literate poet.
Yes, an original John Speed map has been projected onto a light sensitive acid resist, then the plate etched to produce the design. A modern...
It is a basic three draw telescope.If there were a maker's name it would be on the section at the eyepiece end. In my opinion you paid rather over...
That is possible, if there is no sign of a lip it is worth a try.
THe pattern is called engine turning. That is a low grade Swiss cylinder escapement movement, notice there are no jewels fot the pivots. If the...
It's medical rather than perfume, the USP stands for US Pharmacopia. I don't know what oil of sandelwood is good for but the USP entry might have...
Mantle clock is one of my pet hates along with pear cased watch and three drawer telescope, in auction catalogues.
Quite possibly 1920s, but its only value lies in its utility as a kitchen ladle.
It's simple, you just put 'allegedly' or 'possibly' in front of anything you made up. Honesty is a policy, it use is discretionary, it is rarely...
Silver plate.
No one is likely to be collecting these by model, just call it a Seth Thomas crystal regulator. The pendulum looks like a mock mercury one, just...
Since it is so obscure, just make up a couple of names. If you can't find them there is no way for someone else to refute your invention.
Same way. Prise,
THe first one is Swiss, C. 1900 as you suspect and probably has a barred cylinder escapement movement, you'd have to open the inner back for me to...
It may be just the angle but I'd call it a bowl rather than a tray. A tray is dead flat with a raised rim.
It's a leopard's head. Just think of them as ''some blokes in a shed somewhere.". It really makes no difference which unknown blokes they are.
Another vote for alabaster.
No real need, Susan, there is a standard round French movement and a coiled gong with a hammer on the backplate. Trying to identify the figures...
The pseudo classical friezes and figures were very common on this type of clock . It took the classical temple look just a bit further and cost...
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