And me. Mid 19th ish.
Pendant is Celtic with a studio pottery mark that I can't make out. Or at least, it's not familiar. That clasp has been added.
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Oh, there you go, definite experts! It certainly got well used. That sort of implies it may have been made in the late 19th, but not checked...
Yup, agreed. 50s ish.
You're not in the least talking down, don't worry. I'm not a tankard collector, but I've seen a fair old few here in person. For one thing, it's...
And not |Empoli.
The number of places that might have made or sold this will relate to the age of the ring, if that makes sense. In the forties and fifties, say,...
Bestie has her mare up in livery. A delightful Asian family begged to be allowed to take horse poop, as they grow veggies. Stables were only too...
It's been clobbered. The Victorians loved "improving" nice old silver. Gilded interior to protect the silver from wine.
To be fair, I did buy a pallet load of mushroom compost mixed with horse poop on Ebay a while back.
It made me howl with laughter, I tell ya.
B is for Barcelona. The 506 will be whatever maker used that number, I'm not sure which. If your dad was sold this as 9 ct he got a good deal,...
Um, can we say I'm eclectic?
Try Spain. Specifically, Barcelona. I think the other mark is the comet, meaning 18ct gold....
Yup!
I hate clowns!
Inshallah. ;)
It's a cedar lining, so cigars would make sense. Really nice quality too. Three crowns and a wreath ought to mean something....!
I remember it far too well.
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