Saucer it, boy! Saucer it!
I had cause to ask about stamping. The first coins minted on a steam press were produced by the Soho Mint in 1797. [ATTACH]
Molybdenum is also found in association with quartz.
It's an interesting discussion.
I don't know what to make of those striations. Hasn't one of these been on the boards previously?
I would guess it's 20th C, but I haven't got much other than that guess. It's imitative of the style I showed in you introductory post, but I...
Yeah, caught that. Edited.
I find the orientation of the S a bit ambiguous, but the other letter does seem somewhat more W-ish than M-ish. Was Schofield a particularly...
I did look it up a bit. Date 1826(?) and London assay. Maker (could be SM or WS)? Do you think this is stamped metal? I'm guessing the...
Roman numerals frequently designate a print as "deluxe". If so, it should, at the least, be on very high quality paper. Sadly, it's not...
Don't know if it's glass or agate. I wouldn't dismiss agate as a possibility. I think the chip at the mouth is not particularly glass-like. The...
Not a clue what it is, but I'm pretty sure I need one.
Might be copies after Armfield, but a lot of painters did this type of work. Looks like these are painted directly on the metal. Would that make...
Is it a box? Candy containers for Easter were made in this style both in tin and paper mache.
The draperies make me think funerary, but it could be a garden ornament.
Without even seeing Deborah's response, my first thought was 'that's the image they used on posters for that musical'.
A side view maybe? The scale looks correct, but actual size? How do the legs look - his figures seem to have diminutive legs. Maybe a more...
According to online sources Patek Philippe introduced the "keyless works" in 1841. Won't be earlier than that.
Is the painting on that first chest contemporary with its construction? Cuz that makes a difference as well.
It's more elaborate than most. Sure it isn't signed... back or bottom... inside somewhere?
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