I am a magpie. There's no help for it.
My house is a tad Full. ;) Blue vase: Stourbridge, late 19th/early 20th. The cross I think is 1930s or so, looking at the way it's made and the...
Got some other bits today, as well: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It's an old style belt buckle. Basically, meant for a fabric belt. I think it may have to stay with me. ;)
This thing has the teeniest tiniest marks. I suspect it's French, but I need to dig around a bit. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
No problem, just wanted to make sure you'd seen it. :)
Beeswax, sparingly, on the wood. No water, no oil, just a wipe over with a damp cloth - an old soft towel works - then wax. Give it a good brush...
Did no one see my post about the hallmark......?
Maypole.
Try Zimbabwe or as formerly known, Southern Rhodesia. I kid you not:http://www.patrickmavros.com/about/about-patrick-mavros/ Sable antelope...
The ones I've seen in various shops in Italy have said Italy - some tourist shops, some others. I suspect that in the EU generally, the anglicised...
definitely Italian. Actually, even the domestic stuff was and is marked Italy.
Be a bit wary of jewellers who clean stuff. They tend to dip silver which is the Antichrist of old stuff. I don't know why he said Silver Foam...
Totally agree on paid for. I'd buy it as is.
Toothbrush and Goddards Silver Foam. That ought to do it.
Funny thing is, the smily one has a sort of Wemyss ish face.
Hey, nothing wrong with instincts. ;)
The patent is actually later than the use of the name: https://www.duralexusa.com/Duralex.html
True, as a subsidiary of the French Duralex company. The style isn't as late as 1970, though. The cutlery says Inoxidable, by the way. Stainless...
Duralex dates back to 1939.
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