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They may be, that's typical of Murray's stepped designs, but other designers did similar. Very nice.
I'd call it an armorial rather than a full crest.
German or Austrian.
It varied. The really cheap stuff was done with machine assistance, but anything above that had strong elements of hand made. And still does. It...
I bet that's Belgian. Early 20th.
It's that leaf shape that's so typical - I've earrings and brooches like it. Clasp may well be repurposed, I don't think the Danes are big on pearls.
Any time!
It is, they're basically stretched and distorted. I'd probably add scramble as a term, too. ;)
Scandinavian. Leaf is a big clue. Danish to be specific.
Drawn spatter millefiori if you want to get technical. ;)
Hard to say without better photos, but it's probably 1960s or so. Great to have the original label, that adds value. It's a Dino Martens piece....
God above knows!
They're cased clear over red/cranberry cores with battuto work on the outside, lampworked beads. Single fat core slice , not a bundle of canes,...
Johnny, that implies you're blocked from it. Which is most odd.
True, they had flat chrome lids.
They're usually 1930s with matching tea and sugar canisters. No more than a tenner in good condition. Sadly, yours isn't.
It's English, we did that style a lot. I've seen plenty here. Meant for a chap usually and came in a bedroom suite. 1920s or a little earlier and...
I was a chair of governors for a few years. Complaints processes vary, and it also depends on whether it's a safeguarding issue, which can get...
Ah. And it adds er to the end of words. ;)
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