Looks painful! Don't know the answer but first guesses were a novelty cigarette lighter or propelling pencil
This was hiding in an auction lot. First photo taken with blacklight, second without. [IMG] [IMG]
I'd definitely go with continental and date might be late victorian, or early twentieth century. Gila, it is ordinary cup size, with a pointy...
Hi Springfield diameter is approx 5.5cm, height excluding thread is 4cm. I'm not that bothered about value, it is the desire to confirm or...
Found 3 of these at auction recently, never before seen a cup with such a curious latticed foot and unable to find other examples. Each has a...
There is history to this. Found in an auction lot, presumed inert! Then saw Paul Laidlaw pick up a similar item on Antiques road trip and he...
Curious that antiques experts often chant the mantra Condition, Condition, Condition. It is true that collectors prefer items in top condition,...
The replacement of blue collar jobs by robots and the increasing substitution of robot workers for white collar posts are facts, not science...
Still very hard to see but the middle oval impression may be 925
I asked for a translation of the base script on our local hub and was told "it says 'Shree Ra Go' Most probably is 'Shree Radhey Govinda'...
Might be a saki bottle, but thinking along the same lines
All I am getting is Ebay listings for this.
Cheryl, you are a star! Posters here never cease to amaze me with the depth of their knowledge. Thank you all!
Bear/Brad, please would you describe the glaze effect. Is it crystalline?
What date do you think this is? Are there some nouveau hints in the styling, in which case maybe early 20thC?
Many thanks Any Jewelry, I didn't expect that! Just trying to get my head round a potential Indian maker and wondered whether this is Bombay...
Thank you Janet, he appears to have been active early 20th century in Ferney Voltaire (if I have understood the French correctly!) You have...
Cant see any handles. Not sure whether it was glazed. In any event I'm having trouble identifying shape and purpose. Perhaps e-mail to an expert...
At a recent auction we bought several pieces of interesting pottery including an anti slavery jug, a della robbia charger, a clews & co chameleon...
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