This spoon, similar in its somewhat crude manufacture, with the stem soldered to the bowl, and the open back and the setting of the stone. The...
Personally, would have serious doubt that your spoon is Austrian, can't see anything typical in the construction, engraving, or the stone setting...
Rather than avventurina, these pieces have foglia d'argento, silver foil inclusions - the technique, as suggested, done using both silver and gold...
@michleah Welcome to the forums - thank you for posting clear images, giving measurements and information known, and for having the courtesy to...
Personally, kinda love it, if in my area, might snatch it up for $100. - make a custom cushion for use as a daybed (too narrow for a twin...
Not sure why a spike would be needed if setting a candle into an item that appears to be fairly deep. The year letter is for 1910, but...
Agreed... "It’s about 10cm diameter." 1910 date letter. I don't know what it is, but a pillar candle holder would be atypical for the...
Agreed - similar in that it's an 1860s-70s Medallion pattern... ~Cheryl
The third box in the top row of the first pic (numbering would be nice) is Tunbridge Ware, guessing it's around 1.5", if so would be a stamp box....
Not sure if the boxes you've posted are just to share or if you're looking for identification. If you're looking for help, please post more...
It's definitely E.G. Webster & Son, one of their numerous 'Dutch Reproductions', 1920s, give or take a few years either way... ~Cheryl
When looking for identification it's always a good idea to show any marks, and any other views that might aid in determining use or origin - also...
Here are my other salt sifters: [ATTACH] And a 1907 ad including a salt sifter often misidentified these days (even firmly identified as a...
A modern Japanese salt sifter (cute, but not as elegant): [ATTACH]...
Recently a pair of odd little tongs were shown in a silver group, with some unlikely suggestions for their use made - while I'd never actually...
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