Yes, indeed! I was actually thinking the same about the creature on mine - he almost looks like he's smiling, yet he does have those horns...
AJ, those spikes are LETHAL! The candles shown are 1 1/2" in diameter. I'd prefer the look of a slightly narrower candle, but every other type I...
Here's a shot of the "demon north wind" - he does seem to have horns, and he's sticking out his tongue: [ATTACH]
Jeff Drum's recent thread (https://www.antiquers.com/threads/brass-face-who-is-this.24829/) - and other recent postings concerning the symbolism...
Kard, I see some similarities to this one, which the seller has described as: Antique MOSER ... Pitcher w/Gold Coralene & Enamel Hand-Painting...
I'm here in snowy NH, too! Let me say WOW!, as well - that is LOVELY! I just took a look thru my Heisey book, and I didn't find your vase... :(...
I keep staring at this and seeing a dead baby. Sorry, it just looks that way. Perhaps it's for holy water - either for a christening (I hope!) or...
It's a Feng Shui compass, is it not? Why couldn't it be authentic, whether used or unused? It just looks a little beat up, is all... For those...
And I would have grabbed them all, too! What delightful finds!
It looks rather like this one, supposedly from Pier 1 Imports: [ATTACH] It's on Pinterest, with a dead link to Pier 1:...
Also called a "tumble up".
I still think it's very pretty!
There was a very recent thread about this issue: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/daveydempsey-can-you-find-out-why.24435/#post-328036
Here's a SKRUF signature from a very different decanter: [ATTACH] It's from an old eBay listing - if you scroll down the listing, you can see the...
Those etched fish make me think Scandinavian... what about Skruf?
Marie, I would first wash the whole thing in warm, soapy water to remove any dirt and "gunk". Then, see what a little gentle silver polish can do....
It looks to be THOMAS PRIME & SON: [ATTACH] http://www.silvercollection.it/ENGLAPRIME.html
Perhaps a nutcracker, along the lines of this CHRISTOFLE one? [ATTACH] from: http://www.lamidesarts.fr/CHRISTOFLE-SILVER-PLATED-NUT-CRACKER
Robert, I'm finding the marks very hard to read... Does is say HOWARD & CO? (If so, it's a very nice find!)
[ATTACH] The trench watch that belonged to my husband's grandfather.
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