I have seen some describing it as "blonde tortoiseshell", but I think it should be lighter to have that description.
In the eye of the beholder.
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I posted the ones I kept a while ago. I believe 1910's-1930's could be the timeline for this popular craft in the UK.
Popular craft. Depends upon how imaginative and artistic the maker was. I used to have a large collection in the UK but only kept 6 of my...
Interesing find davey. A while ago I was looking at a pile of cutlery on a young persons stall. I picked out a fork and spoon because I thought...
I can only go by the terminology I first heard old dealers using 50 years ago. If they asked for "plate" they wanted solid silver. This was an...
I remember years ago, if a dealer asked if I anyone any plate, they meant solid silver, otherwise an item is silver plated. I never call anything...
Wow!!! I was drooling.
Is it lined with camphor wood?
I have seen the stands like that in silver or silver plated. The most interesting hatpin is the insect one.
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