Scottish pottery as well. Lithgow,plus NE of Scotland etc; really hard to pin down.
I have had old pieces of Denby with that glaze, plus others made the same. I am going with British as well.
Bit dead on here innit? I bet you all clicked on in the hope of seeing something new. Fooled ya.
We are the same. We got one about 15 yrs ago and it has not been used once.
Thanks Fid, that is interesting. In the past, when I have had pieces this age, the glass has always been beautifully engraved glass, but the metal...
Just a small WMFM on the base, typically small and hard to spot. The glass is not marked. Would you expect a different type of glass on this?
Sorry to bore you with a third pic.[IMG]
Bought it because it was really cheap. Did not find the mark until later.[IMG]
WMFM mark, the M for brass. An interesting old piece. 9"wide by 6" deep. Really hard to find the mark.[IMG]
Fifthed.
It falls over. Water was put in to weigh it down to take the pic.
My partner thinks it's older.
I have the Fabergé egg. I decided not to post it as I did not want to create jealousy on the boards. We have enough to cope with at the moment.
I think rat tail spoons are quite distinctive on the base of the bowl.[IMG]
Myself, and a lot of dealers I knew, used to rely on serious collectors for information. They always knew more than the so called general...
As soon as you hold it, you realise it is a drinking glass. You can see the glass ring at the top, it is smoothed don to fit the metal top. The...
No, the lid is hinged. The third photo down shows the construction.
It is 2 drinking glasses. The base is broken off the lid and a decorative button put on the break. Very clever. I have never seen that before, or...
No. Look at the shape. My partner spotted it immediately. I would never have guessed. Had to buy it, although quite new. I thought I could fill it...
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