I am old enough to remember these being used.Clipped on ladies handbags to hold gloves.
The agate inlaid one is usually generically called "Scottish jewellery" If you google "antique scottish agate jewellery " you should get lots of...
I should have made that clear. Sorry.
My friend did not think it was old. I looked at images of old ones to see if it was a common form to be copied or reproduced.
I think it may be quite modern. A lot of Ringtons blue and white hit the market a while ago.
OK I looked at images for "antique chinese water droppers" and he seems to be correct.
A friend of mine was looking at this and he asked me to post a comment. He collects chinese scholars items and he said it is a Chinese water...
To quote, or misquote, if I get it wrong "we are divided by a common language"
If they were copying the oriental, they would be called tea bowls I presume.
OK what you are saying makes sense. I have never heard that description for a teabowl before and I have sold many in my time in the UK. I still...
I was looking up antique creamware and I noticed that what I would call a teabowl and saucer is described as a "handless cup and saucer" by some...
We were at a brocante/vide grenier on Sunday. There was a stall with loads of little bits on, mostly metal. The stall holder, whom we have seen...
Silver and gold marks of the world is also a useful book.
A book I have found invluable over the years is "Marks and monograms" the decorative arts 1880-1960. By Malcolm Haslam, published by Collins and...
I get the Antiques Trade Gazette every week( British mag) It has a lot of American stuff in this week. There is an ad in for an Americana and...
Is it a lamp bergere?
What has worked for us in the past is to put a cloth over the bubble and iron over it with a hot iron. It seemingly melts the glue and flattens...
If you frequently get Keris in then Yyou need Garret Solyom of Hawaii's book on "The world of the Javanese Keris" he is probably the top US...
Is it coromandel wood?
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