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estatesbyrose · ‎01-13-2018

Hi help please I need 2 give back story I am actress queenie vassar & joe cawthorns great grand daughter she bought many stunning art of all categories I have 2 sterling pieces I would like 2 sell but cant identify origin. This piece is missing 2 wheels but what is left is really beautiful and interesting with unicorns I guess as coat of arms?? Also there is what appears to be neptune?? Why they are on a coach and horses ?? It is so detailed it has sterling. curtains and more here are the pictures thanku so much in advance

afantiques · ‎01-14-2018

Apart from the assay marks I find the pictures too visually confusing to form an opinion, I am unable to form an image of the whole object.

The marks may be Hanau pseudo marks, silver marks used by a German town in the late 19th C. I am quite possibly wrong about this.

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sonomabarn67 · ‎01-14-2018

With the wheels missing, what you have is an interesting fragment at this point. I believe they were made as desktop/tabletop accessories and many countries made these. I've never heard of your relative; if they are famous you need to explain/detail (dates/location/medium/awards) that in your listing. As suggested, better pics showing the entire object would help. You will have better pics for your listing, right?

argon38 · ‎01-14-2018

@estatesbyrose wrote:
with unicorns I guess as coat of arms??

I believe it's the British Lion and Unicorn, with crown (which doesn't necessarily mean, of course, that the piece is British-made):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_and_the_Unicorn

Interestingly, the traditional Gold State Coach used by the monarch has four tritons "representing Britain's imperial power" (presumably inspired by the notion of sea-power). But the design is quite different:

https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/5000048/gold-state-coach

argon38 · ‎01-14-2018

@sonomabarn67 wrote:
I've never heard of your relative; if they are famous you need to explain/detail (dates/location/medium/awards) that in your listing.

This is Joe Cawthorn:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Cawthorn

And here's some information about Queenie Vassar:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0890777/

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/197607|126191/Queenie-Vassar/

I'm ashamed to say I'd never heard of her, either, despite the fact she hailed from my home city.

argon38 · ‎01-14-2018

@afantiques wrote:
The marks may be Hanau pseudo marks, silver marks used by a German town in the late 19th C. I am quite possibly wrong about this.

I think you've got it. There are images of the first mark on this page:

http://www.925-1000.com/Fgerman_hanau_marks_01.html

daveydempsey · ‎01-15-2018

Queenie Vassar

Born in Glascow, Scotland on 28 Oct 1870. Queenie married Joseph Cawthorn and had a child. She passed away on 11 Sep 1960 in Hollywood, California, USA.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0890777/bio

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=queenie+vassar+%26+joe+cawthorn&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ve...

argon38 · ‎01-15-2018

@daveydempsey wrote:

Born in Glascow

daveydempsey · ‎01-15-2018

@argon38 wrote:
@daveydempsey wrote:

Born in Glascow

You not heard of Glascow

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/explore/glascow-scotland/

I just copied it, I didn`t check it for spelling.

maxine*j · ‎01-15-2018

@argon38 wrote:
@daveydempsey wrote:

Born in Glascow

And what's wrong with a glascow...

maxine*j · ‎01-15-2018

@daveydempsey wrote:

You not heard of Glascow
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/explore/glascow-scotland/

I just copied it, I didn`t check it for spelling.

And after exploring beautiful Glascow, she journeyed on to see the sights in beautiful Mosgow.