That's a lovely thing, that.
Indian, still made, sold widely here in shops which cater for said population. Not carved, but basically hammered. You'd have a sort of chisel...
FWIW, I do think this is a man's bangle.
No dots under a loupe, I presume? It might still be silk screened.
I pick up vintage Avon stuff for myself if it's cheap enough. Well made and designed, often rather pretty.
I actually bought it at a local auction. I've another similar vase, picked up in a charity shop and this sits very well with it. Both really well...
Hm. Based on some other stuff I've seen, my very very guess would be 300 to 500 euro the pair. But that really is a guess.
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I suspect of some decent worth, but where you start is another matter. Not saleable on Ebay or in Germany, so that avenue isn't open to you.
He's latticino as well. Not typically Murano but charming.
Good point, that's just like here - and indeed, they're everyday wear for many.
It's called something like British Studio Pottery Mystery marks from memory. They really do know it, too.
Are you on the British Studio Pottery Facebook group? There's people there can id the stuff in a heartbeat.
The only thing I don't like is that anti glare glass that was wildly in vogue in the 70s. To me, it dulls the piece. YMMV.
I'm trying to recall which pine species stays fairly pale and my brain is fried. I do so agree: clean off old wax and rewax, yes, but I loathe...
It's a set. No reason to be different. Best I change a few settings.
Do you have categoric proof of purchase, then? I presume you've done the stink thing. Anyhow, reverting to the subject, the cameo isn't plastic...
That's because it's casein.
Highly unlikely to be early plastic with that 19th C pin back. 19th C plastics couldn't simulate that colour for one thing, and in any it would...
My Pa was at Cassino. So too, he found out decades later, was his Polish neighbour.
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