Very nice Damascene work. I'd think Spanish, given those motifs and the frame shaping. Close ups needed, as Cheryl says.
It's fairly modern, that number looks like a 70 or 78, so 1970/8. Blue jasper, Greek motifs, she's wearing a chiton. She is Nike, the winged...
Court, by the way, comes from the French, meaning short.
Comport or tazza to me.
Do please let us know if they tell you anything, it would be really interesting.
Nice. Gravy or sauce, would have had a wee ladle.
I don't think it's English. I've a friend who owns a 17th C cabinet with similar features, and that came from Germany. I don't think yours is much...
Golf originated in Scotland. Royal and Ancient St Andrews and all that. Mulls are based on horn shapes, because that's what they were made of...
I think painted fabric is more likely: maybe interlining or chair webbing, looking at it.
I don't think that's duct tape, weave looks all wrong to me.
Over here, repro furniture can be far more expensive than original.
I suspect they're reading that high because you're testing into a closed backing. That will give false readings.
Greg, my ma used ciggie ash, it does work. You don't need the mayo.
It's not the bowl which is upside down, it's the plinth under her ladyship. ;) Have a look at the photo of the four separate pieces: you can see...
I think he's a proper showman's puppet. Rather too crude, almost, for a toy. He has a helmet, so has to be later than the 1860s. I suspect late...
Water rings: Get whole walnuts in the shell, crack on in half. Rub the open surface of the nut on the ring. It works really well removing them.
Still being made. I've a filigree bracelet which Himself bought me in Ohrid.
Interesting question. Many small carpenters and companies made to designs in published pattern books, rather than designing from scratch. But...
Blast. I've seen the mark, know it and can't remember!
My gut feel is 1930s Czech art glass. I'd keep it, too.
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