Thank you all for your valuable help! Vienna had a small Turkish-Jewish community since the beginning of the 19th century and I am wondering if...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] There. I think a part is missing as the ugly finish is unlikely. Plus a close up of the handle - I initially thought...
Good thinking on the horn. I have to look closely again.
That's a very good point I haven't thought of.
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They are. I am a collection registrar that's also in charge of object and provenance research. And I love the Klimt reference. I am struggling to...
Wow, thanks! So this narrows it down to a very short period of time - 1807 to 1810.
My memory kicked in and I know where I have seen this mark (10 years ago!): this early 19th century knife from Brno. But there it's F, not A, and...
It's very worn. I'll have to try different angles. The IL is probably the maker's mark and the A the assay/town.
Nice array! But no, this is a traditional Torah pointer to avoid touching the holy scroll by hand.
Hi, Having had some difficulty identifying these marks and encountering this damascene work style technique for the first time, I thought you...
Yes, these are facets cut into the metal, not stones. I tried to take a focused picture but I see it's time to learn to use a real camera and take...
Yes, it does seem so. And no, I use mine as a salad bowl :)
Thanks. I couldn't find anything with this fine reeding and bell shape but the algorithm has its own ways.
Thank you! I agree, it's an amazing site with a wonderful group of experts and I've learned here more than anywhere else. About the "cheap mass...
Unfortunately, it was divided into several strands, so I have no way of knowing.
I will, thank you. It needs fixing and restringing anyway. Is platinum jewellery ever marked?
I'm on a quest to identify everything I own and learn as much as I can. This pearl strand is a family heirloom, supposedly from a duchess...
I bought this large reeded blue glass bowl. The bottom is smooth so I assume it's not blown. What else should I be looking at? How do I tell...
There's something there. It's not any mark I can recognize though. I don't own a macro lense so I wing it with the loupe - hope you can see...
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