Not pine. Have to go with some kind of plantation hardwood. Certainly not any of the woods typically used in the West. Reinforces that this is...
Really doesn't need much. I guess I would sand the rough edges a bit where it looks like someone took a screwdriver to try and open it. Filling...
Yes. I still think this one later and of some other plantation hardwood. Possibly toona sinensis. Toona sinensis - Wikipedia
Couldn't think of the other Chinese wood often used when I suggested camphor. Earlier boxes like this were more likely hongmu, actually a number...
LOL! ..... You may be right. I have to think this just hit the shelf. The store was packed with shoppers. Most were looking at clothes with...
Forgot to post a couple more things yesterday. Sterling clip earrings are from Thailand. Little sterling fork is S. Kirk & Son. Only 4" long...
Love me some Roseville, Moss! IMHO, one of the best Roseville floral patterns.
... so looks like this dates to 1898-1903 due to the A prefix for the production number and the lack of King in the name. There is no Gorham date...
Yes, but think it was also used for boxes like this in the past. As I said, the dark wood makes me think a plantation hardwood. Edit: I think...
Wow.... that is my kind of sale!
Sometimes of camphor wood but this looks like some kind of plantation hardwood.
Not too difficult when an item is marked so obviously. I was shocked. This was at an out of town Goodwill that always has the worst junk. If...
Picked up this small sterling basket this past week. Stamped for St. Louis jewelry store, Mermod Jaccard & Co. I found this name first used in...
Not a highboy. A buffet. Circa 1925. Mahogany veneers and solids stained to match. Value is pretty low, particularly in this condition.
Some more things to show. Mostly from the past couple weeks. This is an L. E. Smith dancing Nymphs vase. Bought for $2.00. [ATTACH] This is...
Just a couple things to show. Thought this mahogany desk a bit different. Priced at $30.00. [ATTACH] This is one I bought. MCM teak armoire....
This type of furniture is not really within my sphere. That said, I do think it is antique. Late 19th or early 20th century. I would guess...
Hmmmm..... my bowl isn't that large. Only 6" at the widest point. I also found this Whiting sterling based creamer that seems to match. It was...
Your new pic looks a bit like pine. A shot straight down of the entire top might help.
You could try washing with a mild soap and a damp rag. You may take up some of the paint so don't go crazy. Unfortunately, some paint loss may...
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