It looks like a cross to me too, and they come in all sorts of designs.
The person who redid the chair may have put the covering on the way it fit rather than how it was "supposed" to go. I wouldn't buy it because my...
Sterling and garnets. It's not old. There are instructions for resizing pictures. If you don't have photo software handy and you're on a phone,...
Unless someone else knows something, I'd say it's a survivor from a dining room set. I can see why he likes it though; the seat is great....
OTOH I've rarely seen a fake bag with a lining with the "maker"'s name in the pattern. The "made in France" tag would be unusual in a fake too....
You've been having way better luck at the thrifts than I have. ^5 !
One from my hoard and one I just found. The medal is for Polish soldiers from the Utica area (marked on the back by a company in Utica) who...
That's what I was thinking too. There can be some controversy attached to exporting/importing/selling this material. Not my tale to tell though...
Aha - I kept thinking it was English. No wonder I couldn't find the mark.
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