Hand decorated by Paris-Style specially for Lord & Taylor Limoges France. I would think that it is maybe a decorating company called Paris-Style.
These are nice, but later reproductions anywhere after 1891 to early 20th c I reckon.
Norwegian. Hand stitched. Bell pull. Likely 1960/70s when these were popular. My aunt had cushion covers done in the same technique. My mom...
Late 19th c or 20th c?
Company of the Scented Orchid! Lovely name! That will help me remember next time I see the orchid mark.
:D Oooh, Guan Yu and Guan Yin. Two very different gods!
Oh, that would be pretty when the flowers bloom!
Transfers are frequently embellished/coloured with a bit of hand painting.
The first link Kiko posted shows the tiny bible inside! Most fairings are German made.
This is studio pottery and it's very difficult to ID in most cases. Fairly often, the pottery can be attributed to someone in the geographical...
Not necessarily, but possible. Not sure that this is true pate-sur-pate, but the effect is similar. Brad may be back with more info. There may...
Do you have a photo -- it sounds fabulous!
I miss Eaton's very much. A great department store that was mismanaged by the grandsons of the founder, Timothy Eaton.
Aww, so lovely that you want to give her something unique, but whatever you get will be special to her. I think this is a sweet ring, and good...
I'd kinda like to see it all polished up.
Could be $1.50 but at that time I dont think it would noted as Canadian dollars or otherwise, so a productio/model or inventory number possibly.
I am getting the vibe that this is a nice box made by a talented hobbyist wood carver, but I could be all wet. :D
Resellers here want to buy at about 1/3 what they would sell it for. Garage sales here are mainly for clothes and mostly tat.
Never heard of the "Butcher" album. I think I've mentioned before that I have a Sgt. Pepper's from when it was issued back in 60s. I was a kid....
Thanks! I couldn't remember what flower that mark was supposed to represent.
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