The earrings look like there's a strong Turkish influence, maybe as interpreted in Austria-Hungary.
I'd have figured this for a lingerie chest; the drawers in a cabinet were popular at one point .. 1920s-1950s someplace. @verybrad would know...
I wouldn't have thrown her out, just given her a divorce. Maybe the piece is a marriage anyway. The original shell cameo may well have been...
Good use for it then. I always save the bits if possible.
His name was Julius. (LOL) Or maybe Herman?
Welcome! The furniture forum is definitely the place for the chair. It looks like a Victorian side chair from what I can see and definitely in...
Nice job! I always save the sterling ear wires off of earrings I cannibalize and have them floating around. (modern singles and the like) I use...
The rug gizmos are little guys that fold up and fit in a pocket. Opened up and used as intended they have a fixed focal distance. I just put the...
I wouldn't have asked first.(LOL)
If that's latex foam and the original backing, I'd say late 40s to early 50s was dead on for when the pillow was made.
If you want to shoot a lot of macros, try getting a rug magnifier /stamp magnifier. They're basically 10x magnifying lenses on folding stands. It...
That's German Headband Girl! I found the original listing and it does have a gold mark on it, but ... German Headband Girl? Let's just say the...
The rest of the "stones" look like plastic; I can't see them using real turquoise in combination with costume metal and plastic. Magnesite maybe.
Does the clothing-optional lady resemble Rita Heyworth?
Any printers' details will be a good clue. The language they're in may be the first pointer.
[IMG] Let's see if this works. For anyone restoring old lamps, this would be a bonanza.
Springer spaniel is one thing; I think this one is a mainspring spaniel(LOL).
I call that material RPR - random pretty rock. The Indians do similar things - random bits of chrysocolla variants in a matrix that may be...
That would be my my guess too; it's souvenir jewelry of a sort that died out in the 1970s as best I can recall.
Nice score! Pieces like that make me wonder what some poor woman did to become the subject of pieces like this one... unless it's supposed to...
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