Sounds like yr mould supposition seems right to me.Here's a few comps-...
Thanks Al-I'll experiment w/ dialing the BTU's up or down on that Shelby recipe.
'Show me some blades'- 19th Cent masterpiece...objects we dream about.
Cool piece w/ nice wood & iron patina. 'Hong Kong-Style' wood plane is the only specific English term i can find for this cross-shaped kind of...
@katherinebuda this team help you-with ALL the information and data.
Lark-I've wanted one for a while too.Don't know how the original owner knew what was in each drawer-it's only got 3 old tags on it.Maybe they...
I like the Pacific Islands approach,but one might guess it could have been used by a ship's carpenter ? They used MOP,whale ivory,shells,etc to...
Thanks Jeff,excellent article about the radioactive history of watch dials-this phrase I found interesting: 'It is interesting to note, that over...
Welcome CJ ! In addition to emojis feel free to toss in a passel of exclamation points !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to spice things up !!! -Dingbats #@^*+!...
Pretty tray,but is the casting just a wee bit rough (sand granulation) around the vegetation ?
Wow,even for 1stDibs the asking price for 'the Pair of exotic Moroccan light fixtures' seems insanely high ! Of course they are 'Hand polished...
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Jeff-Thanks for the insight.Can you estimate the dates on the tins ?
Here's all i found inside the cabinet.Interestingly,there were 5 tiny tins of 'Nite Lite Hands'-sounds like glow-in-the dark radium wristwatch...
Yes,i love it,and have played around with different drawer arrangements a few times.It's kind of like a very subdued,earthy Mondrian.
Thanks all-I was thrilled to find the possibility of a historical 'backstory' here. Strangely enough-I get a kick out of these old storage pieces....
Here's a piece I just picked up-a 60 drawer watchmaker's cabinet. It's designed to hold tiny watch parts (crystals,hands,gears,faces). Size-20...
IMHO the style looks 19th Cent to me (19th Cent homage to Rembrandt).Could the red seals be museum or import/export seals ?
Boland-I agree with you re prob an upscale tourist piece,still a cut above much airport art.
Bulldoggy-Congrats,that's one heck of a Thrift ! Staff looks to be in an ambulatory coma.
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