I replied to your first posting of the vase. It's really not a good idea to double post, better to keep all info in one place. Your title lets...
If you can work out the maker's mark, you can look here: https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/Birmingham.html
The anchor is for Birmingham. https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dates/Birmingham/Date%20Letters%20O.html Why did they make 1913 & 1938 so...
Just out of general curiosity, is it still possible to have restoration work done, such as replacement of the platen? Can one still find ribbons...
I had that thought too, but it looks like a closed loop rather than a hook. @Lucille.b Can you clarify?
I'm sure it is. But how much depends on where & how you sell it. You know what you have. To see what it is worth you need to research how much...
Yes, you can be very trying. :kiss: And there you have an example of how we go off the rails. ;)
You can lead a horse to water...
Look at the number keys.
I get a commedia dell'arte feel from it.
Yes, & then they're called half pearls.* Quite common. I don't think this cheapens the piece. Certainly in an older style, but the clasp, which...
I got this extravaganza when I searched for 'Hobe bib necklace': [ATTACH] eBay 225594373430 A search for 'Hobe bookchain' produced some things...
Welcome, @HaziQQ What language is this keyboard meant for? Are you in the same part of the world?
Yeah, for some reason, real or imaginary, I remember his name as Walter, and he kind of broke her heart when he told her she wasn't pretty enough...
I'd call it a quadruple. Dogs are people too.
Right in one. After van Dyck.
Before she married my father, my mother had been "pinned" to a boy back home in another state. Is that still a thing? Or, having never been a...
There is no reason to think they are not amethyst. It's plentiful on the planet, and I don't think there's any way to dye colorless quartz to...
PENELOPE PINNING FOR ODYSSEUS Uh huh. [ATTACH]
In my, limited, experience, they require thicker lead than we use nowadays. The loading procedure Davey describes is the one I have encountered...
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