Like Bakersgma, I've never encountered filled silver. Phil Silvers yes, but not filled silver. However, there maybe one to two things of which I...
Another piece that came down through the family. I think it dates to the 1920s or '30s. Stands 4 1/2" high and has a brown glaze that looks to...
Around here, I think that would be called a gate-leg table.
I dunno... you could use those underplates for olive pits and little plastic swords and umbrellas and such.
(Lucille suggested it might be chewing gum. I was just agreeing.)
You're not likely to find another pair like that. I wonder if they are bubble gum.
Groosen Linden shows up on Google as a place and as a train station.
The writing looks to me like J M Co, Grossen, Linden.
How does it attach to a camera? How is it triggered?
I've used cable releases as well on 35mm SLRs. I'm not seeing that here. Those terminals don't make sense to me for that purpose.
Nefs have wheels because they are large and if they are moved along a table, they have to roll. I would not call OP's a nef. It's not...
Looks to me like there's verdigris on the handle. I'd guess brass, maybe nickel plated.
The man may be solid rather than hollow, accounting for the type of vent hole. It may indicate that the man is older than the woman, the method...
I can't help with the jewelry. If sales are an indication, my judgement is deplorable. So... to take the thread totally off topic, those first...
A nef is much bigger and sometimes served a utilitarian purpose (though sometimes they were purely decorative). Google "silver gilt nef" and...
I think it's a bayonet (as stated by OP), not a fencing sword. The ball tip is on the scabbard. Other than that, can't help
Is one heavier than the other? Looks like the woman was slip-cast but maybe the man wasn't? My guess is eastern European and the lettering is...
Well... I mean... they're stuck in those tiny little bowls and all... Perhaps consciously uncoupling?
You might be able to salvage enough pieces to rebuild with a reduced height.
I think the word is "shunga".
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