The gold anchor mark is the Samson factory. Samson produced English
copies (ie fakes) of more expensive figures by continental manufacturers
such as Meissen. Until fairly recently they were considered as virtually
worthless fakes. Ironically they now...
Hi, There are loads of 'one off' and 'trial' Poole pieces which you
would hope are rare and valuable, unfortunately the reality is that most
of these turn out to be 'Friday afternoon' pieces, that is come the end
of the week if a paintress had an hou...
Hi, I know the thread was started a long time ago but I've just
discovered the group and am enjoying going through some of these old
messages. With reference to your piece there would certainly have been a
right hand model to make up the garniture, a...
Opaline refers to the appearance of the material rather than a
particular manufacturer. Opaline glass generally has a milky or opaque
look to it. By the looks of things your bottles would probably have
started life in a shop window as part of a displ...
