Happy Christmas dear Nicola! You look fabulous enveloped in gold. A few thoughts about your finds: The clay female figure has a Mary Magdalene vibe about it, which is in marked contrast to a Virgin Mary figure. The triangular jewel has a mid 20th century vibe to it. Are there hallmarks? Have you acquainted yourself with local jewelers of that era? As an adjunct to your beautiful kindness project, I'm a tireless genealogical researcher and whenever I can identify a town or village my ancestors are from, I go to Google Maps and they always show me where the nearest pub is. I want to contact a pub and donate either a pint or a meal to their patrons who are either alone or without a place to go. Do any of your followers want to join me on this exercise?

Merry Christmas Nicola! I never thought I would spend a year as a widow, but this isn't my first Christmas alone, with the others in my household off with family, but last Christmas my wife was in hospital, and getting worse... So, watching you this morning helped make the morning so much better. I will go out to her parent's later and give them each a little gift. Her mother never much liked me, but I'm trying to kill her with kindness.

Hi Nicola merry Christmas!❤️❄️ the ivory figurine you've discovered is a chinese medical model for doctors usually from the 50s! The ladies would use it to point out and show the location of the pain!! The complete ones have a wooden bed where is attached to on a laying down position ❤️❤️ I love it!!

I once saw aceramic figurine of a mature woman made in China. I was told that it was used by the woman patient to point out the location of her ailment , very modestly, to the doctor. Furthermore, I was told that there were a variety of these figurines , each one specific to a part of the body.

Thank you everyone for your amazing comments and ID suggestions! I so appreciate them. Thanks too for your Christmas wishes. Sendng you all much love. Im looking forward to sharing the results of the messages in bottles experiment! :) Love Nicola xxx

Goldsmith/appraiser here. The brooch had a bezel set centre stone, probably glass, I'd be willing to bet you've got an old hat or scarf pin from the 50's or 60s. Merry Christmas Nicola!

Since I couldn't participate in your wonderful bottles of kindness, I did a "virtual message in a bottle" from across the pond in NH, USA. I sent the $5.00 (sorry; not pounds) to our local food pantry, which does so much in our community. I had a link, but I can't attach it here.

I think the triangular object with glass stones is the top of an Edwardian hatpin. It looks quite Art Nouveau, which would be right for the time when hats were enormous, and showy decorative hatpins were fashionable. Also, you showed a find on a recent Si Finds video of a silver item that you thought had been bashed about by the Thames. I think it is a novelty pillbox in the shape of a brazil nut. If you google "silver brazil nut pillbox" you will easily find images of similar pieces.

I never get tired of watching you finding a clay pipe! It's like I'm the one actually finding it!

ITS a Christmas angel the knot is the head two wings a Halo YOU can get the rest...A very nice find on Christmas.

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That was really nice of you to put those bottles out. I feel most people will do what you asked and help someone less fortunate. That’s two gifts in one. One for the recipient and one for the giver. You looked very happy too!

Were have I been, I have never heard that Christmas song before. I loved it. And I love watching you find all the amazing treasures. Thank you Nicola.

I just recently subscribed to your channel, and "binge watched" several of the videos. But I wonder, have some of the finds that you couldn't identify, the mystery finds, finally been identified or explained? Could you do a video on that?

I still wonder if the lady is a medical assistant. could she have been used to communicate with non-verbal or non-english speaking women about exam or symptoms? Anyway, perhaps a mystery and secret is a good thing to remain. Perhaps the museum folks will figure it out. Thank you for a wonderful year filled with adventure. Wishing you a peaceful new year and many great excavations

Your beautiful little figurine reminds me of the figurines that oriental women used to indicate where their pain or trouble was for a doctor, who wasn't allowed to examine them except through. a drape.

First thing I thought of when you found the triangular object was a catch for a handbag. The whole thing looks quite robust and the projection on the back had a fairly deep groove all round which would snap into a lightly sprung catch on the front of the main part of the handbag. The mounting on the front probably held a semiprecious stone.

Nicola, thank you for being you. So many wonderful experiences shared. Christmas joy to you and all.

Happy Yuletide ... I've made it to 70 years old today and still amazed I've made it this far. Thank You for another great year of adventures along the shoreline.

Hello Nicola..!!🙂 I find this videonof you very charming..!👏👏 Thank you for your nice pictures following the Thames, ...🐍🪿🦢🦭 I adore. Ithe little statue..is sulfurous attitude, i know.!!😮 Nice end ofvideo on christmas bottles..🩷 au revoir Nicola..Greeting from France.🤗🇫🇷🇪🇸