The lack of wear makes me skeptical.
Other Art Nouveau armchairs ......
This may need more investigation ... https://www.harpgallery.com/shop/item31707.html
look here ... https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/19th-century-antique-brass-snuff-box-288337275...
There are many articles for you to learn from on the internet. That symbol has been around far longer than its use by those bad guys. It also...
One man's knobkerrie, is another "man's tool". :rolleyes: They may have been having a "wee" bit of fun with you and mechanic "Willy"....
Waterford Regalia
It sure does look like Klingon! Also, Willy was a mechanic, very proud of his tools. USS Cod indeed!
Wow! If that's correct, both of you, as-well-as the artist are masters of disguise.
I'll assume it was painted post 1900, by what looks like a radio antenna over the house.
Distant branches for sure.
What Ce BCA writes seems correct, but you may need a tip from a woodworker forum. You to do it eight times correctly!
Made in Vereeniging South Africa.
Look here, too ... https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/13567/lot/66/
look here ... https://www.abell.com/auction-lot/alvar-aalto-black-lacquer-birch-occasional-table_7D04A73910 This chair has "stenciled Bowman...
Very nice vase. Geometric Butterfly Motif Interlocking Handles Without searching and not knowing the date of this, I'd say it's on the cusp of...
possibly ... Union Steamship Co. ......
to me, Stei...
I agree with komokwa. It's personal taste and what looks best in the buyer's artistic terms. In marketing terms, the same item being available...
Read here ... https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/gilt/hd_gilt.htm "The Gilding of Bronze The last step would be the mercury gilding, which would...
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