The tea infuser was made by Paye & Baker, primary production was sterling, but they made a few items in silverplate... ~Cheryl
Hi Renee, welcome. From the look of your spoon, with what appears to be rather thin construction, it is most likely American coin silver, the...
Upcycler Tom Tabby put considerable thought and effort into renovating his lounge chair, pleased to finally find that perfect mix of 'shabby...
Other than depicting rams in an aggressive pose, which is not uncommon, can't say I see any indication that yours was inspired by the other piece...
The suppressed writer in me was inspired, and started outlining a novel in my mind - privileged young woman in the mid 19th century finds herself...
It is 19th century - will have to dig around a bit, but seem to recall that even though the pieces are usually described in sales descriptions as...
Would agree to just leave it - and having polished a number of similar winged pieces over the years, would be much easier to clean with the silver...
Nothing to be sorry for, Johan/André - you did nothing wrong, the thread just went a little sideways... ~Cheryl
This description claims originally produced in 1926:...
Ummm, her maiden name was Adams, and her brother is mentioned in the article you cited, so not sure why any question - but it's interesting that...
Well, no way to actually prove it without provenance, but I can certainly see a likely scenario where Mr. Walker, who was practicing law in D.C....
Why not a Christmas gift for the 'Junior' Mr. Darling? The other name strikes me as quite common... ~Cheryl
Though I see it is in the 'Sell' forum - was it moved there? ~Cheryl
But the OP didn't mention it being for sale, or post the link to the auction - had the impression he just likes it (even if wife doesn't), and...
The Niello belt looks Caucasian - please show the marks... ~Cheryl...
Geez, I just hate glaze-filled pottery marks... For what it's worth, it looks 'Germanic' to me too, and to my mind, triangular marks more often...
It's a vibration thing, so it doesn't hurt soft body parts like the palm of your hand... ~Cheryl
Have indeed been bonked with one - suppose it was just reward for our teenage raid on an absent parent's home bar, have never forgotten how much...
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Old Tap-Icer - innocuous little thing that becomes a vicious beast when some drunken idiot smacks it on one of your bony parts... ~Cheryl
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