Nice looking set.
The deal has gone south. At the moment it is dubious that I will ever receive the item.
It's nice. Apart from saying it looks Nordic, I've got nuthin.
It's possible there may be a faintly etched mark dead center on the inside of the bowl. Moving the bowl so glare plays over the area might help to...
Wow! L@@K at this: https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2556M/lots/739
Well I bought the thing, so when I get it, we'll see what we see.
I think there can be quite a bit of regional disparity in German writing.
I think that in this instance the motto does not indicate that the sitter was a member of the order. People who are members of the order are...
My copy of Foskett is 1972.
Brutalist is what comes to my mind. Mid century modern - 1960's? Looks like rolled glass. Probably a commercial product available at the time....
Out of all the miniaturists, known and unknown, it does make you wonder why they choose him. It's odd that there's so little about him online....
I have this picture called The Gilmour Wedding (I've shown it previously): [ATTACH] The thing is, that photo was pasted to a card over top of...
Looks pretty darned intentional to me.
Hmmm... Wish I had a better look at that eagle. Sardinia makes more sense to me than Taiwan, especially with this being in France. And the...
The photo of the mark is as good as I can get. There is no side view, but here's what I've got: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It's about 15" long and...
Are you saying the eagle mark indicates that the item was purchased for an American embassy?
This is the source of my confusion. I've been told that precious metals are are in troy ounces. A gold coin I looked at had a certificate that...
Look at this c1800 Canton mark: [ATTACH] Is that lozenge mark based on this Canton mark? That might support the idea of Taiwanese (I think),...
I was wondering if the eagle might be Portuguese, or Mexican? I'm not seeing letters in that bottom mark, but it does look like a person with a...
When you are talking weights for silver or gold, buying or selling, do you use the avoirdupois system or troy? Do you have expectations? 1oz...
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