It's got some Secessionist vibes going on, but no idea where it came from.
Yep. Pretty much.
Our reputation caught up with us? Or maybe my cat teleported in and thwapped the ring under the fridge?
Probably a lighter too.
A natural opal with that much color play in a generic sterling setting? I'd be suspicious right off the bat. Not even a doublet? Squared.
That's a pile. I have stacks I already don't listen to, so I'll let someone else have these.
Could it have been made for ciggies? No idea whodunnit, but it's a nice box.
Pretty good for mystery glass. Congratulations!
If that's real, it's a major score!
1980s or later, from the construction if not the design. No idea whodunnit, but if you like it and want to hang it have at!
Caramel looks good for color. The British contingent may be more up on the shapes than I am; they see more of this glass.
I recently saw a country-made 19th century 3-board top drop leaf with a burl wood veneer drawer sell for ... $75. It you went out to buy the wood...
Some things are printed on silk; I've seen that before.
Thirded. Retailer sticker.
The local ReStore breaks them up and does manage to sell them. Eventually. Lacquer furniture sells the quickest for whatever reason.
If it's double-signed like that odds are it's a print. One signature is in the print and the other is on the print.
Dining room sets are a tough sell these days regardless, unless it's something really high end - say legit Chippendale. Even then it's probably a...
The feet looked just like the set my grandparents bought in 1946, but a lot of the stuff sold then was pre-War designs and often pre-War hardware....
No idea. I'd be thinking 1920s or 1930s until clearer pictures come along. The feet look like they're too new to be a really old set although...
Smaug on hoard them!
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