Signalling? Yes, similar, but they're countries. Odd little thing.
That's exactly what I meant, thank you muchly.
Silver plate, Dutch, and I guess just tourist pieces, but I'd be interested in why the shapes are as they are, if that makes sense. @Any Jewelry...
What country was this found in? Bottom looks ok for originating in the 17th, with a bit of later predictable fiddling with. Top looks Victorian.
I agree, garnets in silver.
Same thing, basically.
I'd speculate pinned to the collar points, so that the pennants showed, hm?
Yup. As I say, I remember the shop and it was very fancy. Like many of the best gown shops, run by Continental Jewish emigres and escapees: that...
Cardigan clips is a thought. I've got a couple of the ones in that illustration. or maybe these were meant to go sort of across a tie knot, if...
The other two purchases, one Ebay, one FB. The brooches were one lot and I think I was right. The landscape one is a nice reverse painted one,...
That's certainly an older clasp, one of the early spring types. 10s or 20s.
I'm rather fond of those shell necklaces, I seem to have quite a few. Oops. One of the pearl necklaces is a really good heavy one. Another...
The shapes are tea caddy.
I've got the twin to that yellow one. I suspect your very stripy one is a plastic of some sort. The other may be ivory.
How big are they? The shape is actually a tea caddy.
I suspect he's German. Nineteenth century.
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Good point on size. Normally, minks are cheap here, but given the make and quality, that could do a couple of hundred. Originally, the equivalent...
I'm surprised how well it's done. It was only when I got the photo of the reverse that I suspected fake. Very wearable.
I'm not in the least surprised.
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