I believe the two holes in the back were to simulate netsuke.
Tea Caddy spoon?
Hmmm, that's a quandary, blacking out would be preferable to clipping it out. If it might ease your conscience to leave it, may I say that if...
I'm sure the original owner would appreciate your concern ascot. In this situation, I have used Goo-Gone to release and remove the label.
I have used silver cigarette cases for business cards, usually the ones produced after 1950's when king size ciggies became available are the only...
It seems Ketcham McDougall was the manufacturer of your item and I think the time frame for yours would be early 1900's. I called it a...
It's a spring loaded lapel pin, usually has a mechanical pencil attached. I believe they have also been used by nurses, with a cased thermometer...
Furniture is not my forte either, there are lots of furniture experts here that could determine age. I do know that this style can be found today...
I don't know of chesterfield as a brand for seating, but I do know that the chesterfield overcoat was named after the Earl of Chesterfield. BTW,...
In Canada, the terms chesterfield, couch and sofa are interchangeable...they all refer to seating for more than one person. A piece limited to 2...
I had a very similar Thistle, slightly more streamlined in a metallic green for my first born in 1960. It admirably serviced all 3 of my kids,...
There are at present 4 sold -hot water pot with burner- on ebay. One is sterling silver, so no comparison there, but another is very much like...
There is a single button on the mechanical side, if that is gently pushed to the side, the interior lid may pop open. The loose powder would be...
The item is a lady's sifter style compact, circa 1920's. The mirror is probably clouded over with powder residue. If you look it over carefully...
Could say Rossiter. There are several artists with that surname.
Hi Bakersgma, I have learned so much from you, I am happy to add this little tidbit. I once had a 5 or 6 pce. vanity set in Whiting, Madam Jumel...
Those rings look too deep to be serviceable as a luncheon plate. Just a guess, maybe they are liners for bowls, perhaps soup?
This is probably a 1920-30's era cigarette case. As Bakersgma suggested, probably American made and a scene of Venice. Too small usually for...
This could be the center section of a laminated wood propeller, with the "arms" cut off. Clerget is a name associated with plane engines, so this...
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