Hello again, Sorry - was looking at agphile's scoop - that is the lithotomy scoop. Will try to bring up the first picture, which is currently appearing broken. cordially, Fiona
Hello, We have one of these in our collection. It is a lithotomy scoop - used in the medical/surgical profession for removal of stones such as kidney, bladder or gallstones that cannot exit the body on their own. Your example is very similar to ours, probably also early to mid 19th century. Ours is ...
Hi, if you haven't received another reply, it is 800 grade silver. The workmanship of your bracelet somewhat resembles the workmanship of Tuareg bracelets. If silver pieces that were made elsewhere were sold or re-sold in Egypt, they usually had/have to be hallmarked with the Egyptian hallmarks, as ...
It is definitely an Art Deco period dress clip. Usually worn in each corner of a square necked evening dress (if you had a pair), or occasionally in the centre of a plunge neck dress. If you can find a period picture of movie stars such as Clara Bow or a young Joan Crawford, you will see examples of...
Hello, These are definitely Chinese hair ornaments. It is not unusual for them to be unmarked, and they probably date from the the late 19th century to the early 20th century. Nice to find them in a pair. Cordially, Fiona
The year mark is Chester 1898-9. The maker of the watch case may possibly be W. Roskell of Liverpool. Thomas Russell was an early manufacturer of quality keyless pocket watches, and operated in Liverpool also. Cordially, Fiona
The piece looks like (if it is E in a leaf, rather than an M) Ellis. If the anchor is in the middle, it was not intended, but is not entirely unusual in the mark because Gorham made a few silver patterns for Ellis, who were retailers more than manufacturers (including this pattern which is known as ...
Hi, If the end of the spoon is as hemispherical as it looks (that it is open-ended, not like a spoon) it may be a soft cheese scoop. Seven inches is not the largest length you will see with a cheese scoop, I had owned them in smaller lengths (which are older examples often) and much larger lengths i...
Hi, The mark is an E over a maple leaf, for Ellis Bros. of Toronto (bought out by Birks in 1921-2. Birks was known as Birks-Ellis in Toronto until WW2. Cordially, fiona