I was referring to the white-ish stuff, not the brown cement goo.
It looks legit from here. The white looks like an inclusion.
Definitely a good jigsaw puzzle image. Lousy auction image, especially at that price level, but good jigsaw image. I'd throw a few hundred bucks...
OTOH the Queen would have worn glass and brass if Albert gave it to her.(LOL) Not that he would have - dude had some taste.
I have one just like it - Turkish silver if memory serves.
That's a nice box, and old. @verybrad may know what to make of it. It has a lock, so I doubt it was for shining shoes.
Poor thing!
If this is one with a laminate top, around here it's the sort of thing that ends up in the Free pile. Useful as all get-out - heat-proof, just...
It would be on the lower end where I am. It's begging to be messed with.
OTOH that could easily happen, and so wasn't totally wrong. Ponytail Girl showing up anywhere set earlier than 1965 or so is another matter.
I can't even see enough to be sure they're British marks, I'm afraid. How old is that thing????
That barrel clasp says 70s/80s to me, so not Chinese in all likelihood.
Personally, no. It's not anything close to my style, and it doesn't look remotely old from here. There are some special brands that do sell for...
They could be Japanese too, but Czech is as likely as not.
It's earlier, 1920s, but either before Deco took off or concurrent. Those filigree designs were early to mid-20s, generally.
I live that way, if running on insufficient sleep and far too little caffeine.
That's what I was thinking. I generally use one of my late dad's mini screwdrivers. He had them around for model work, but some of the little...
Another name I've seen is a "desk tidy" - a spot to throw little bits like paperclips and loose change. This one's fairly new, but it would work...
A) You scored B) If it's Loetz, double score and I wouldn't be surprised. That's way too good for Amateur Hour.
It wants to be Victorian-era Chinese, but those are European map dolphins and a Green Man, so... dunno.
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