As Greg said, similar boxes are still in production, despite sales descriptions as 'antique', most are not. The one shown on the link below is...
Try a search for "brass peacock kumkum box"... ~Cheryl
She is quite beautiful, some just don't understand that 'beauty' differs from 'pretty'... ~Cheryl
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Might look at 'ironwood'... ~Cheryl
Your pics were fine - the older ones were typically more intricate and carefully done, with more muted colors, gold stippling over the entire...
Not French, no symbol in the lozenge and no quality marks - almost certainly a Japanese mark, also fairly often found in a diamond shape, and...
Electroforming can be done over all sorts of bases, including resin models that some manufacturers use for inexpensive 'sterling' jewelry and...
The other board is indeed a bit better in quality of workmanship, but it is still not particularly fine work - there is nothing wrong with either...
I am not joking, your pictures are quite clear, and in my opinion, which was asked for, the lacquer work is low quality. The mother of pearl...
Hehe, have to agree with Desperate_fun, but am tickled at Gila's southwestern interpretation. Hopefully the OP will return with more than one pic...
Backgammon/Chess/Checkers folding set made of lacquer inlaid with mother of pearl - can remember seeing them come back with Vietnam War soldiers,...
Might look to Morocco for its origin... ~Cheryl
Don't usually have a problem with painting generic brown furniture, but really a shame on a sweet piece like that chair - wish I hadn't seen the...
Scoutshouse - your paper knife appears to be orange wood, almost certainly would have been carved here in Florida, wholesaled to a Tennessee...
Looks like a jambiya... ~Cheryl
Hehe, a mystery - sure the date held significance for him, but without any other information, no way to know what it was. Do feel, given the...
Eh, doubt the English 'William Jacobson' was given an item engraved in Norwegian or German for 'Wilhelm Jacobsen' - nice try though...;) Likely...
What size is it? The date would most likely be when it was presented, the significance personal, whether a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or...
With that surname, and the pricked engraving, might consider Norwegian rather than German... ~Cheryl
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