A recent local sale had these two smaller (and real silver) beauties (lot 36)...
FWIW we found a load of 1920s/30s pencil leads a year ago and they sold quickly for good money.
Yes, I wondered why it was difficult to find and it may well have been destroyed. still, it's odd that no photos of it pre war can be found easily.
We know that the person who collected this visited Cologne in 1937 as part of a group, in one torn photo of a riverboat they are chaperoned by a...
Prior owner had been kind enough to identify several of the jugs, though about half are unidentified. Here's one of many that we haven't...
The Chinoiserie pitcher is attributed to Bill Simpson & Co Mongol hunstman pattern 1825-30 in this pdf...
Unfortunately we cant afford these South Wales ceramics which may well have come from the same home...
That's right, though we often see ceramics that have been made in UK and retailed in the US, it is less often that we Brits get to buy back from a...
Not sure how many Poles settled in Wales post war, obviously less than in England but still many thousands. I'm guessing that the VC stands for...
Ah well, as Godden says, every pitcher tells a story. As for that usage, it ranks third over here after "ears"
There are some awfully dirty minds over there! :p:D
This was found on the inner cover of a copy of Philip Gibbs book, No price for freedom. DMD stands for Davies, Middleton & Davies. Who is the...
My heart breaks to cause so much misery :bigtears: Then we spot another reason to be cheerful. Prob Clyde Pottery, 1862 [IMG] [IMG]
Went OTT at the auction yesterday and ended up with 40 jugs, mainly Victorian but a few earlier. Now have less money but more satisfaction!...
Went to the auction today and bought the reels which were in a mixed lot with fishing flies and ebony dressing table vanity items! Still don't...
Thread reminds me I bought a jasperware barber's bottle 3 years back that I thought might be an unmarked Wedgwood piece. Researched the bas relief...
Just to clarify my initial post, there are two reels, both approx same size. The out of focus S logo reel has cross head bolts so i'm thinking...
No, I think its a trout reel, from memory about 3.5/4 inches diameter. Like a fool I didn't examine this lot closely enough and thought photos...
Its a start :D
In a mixed auction lot, wondering whether to bid and trying, unsuccessfully, to identify makers and reels. Apologies for photo quality. [IMG] [IMG]
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