Komo, I'm sorry! This is my everyday watch - and my favorite for some 25 years! I have a leather strap RADO, too, but this one is the one I...
Well done, Jivvy!
It seems that this is "after" a ca.1900 photogravure called "Hope" by Edward Burne-Jones, which you probably already knew. Here's a framed copy...
I personally don't know anything about these caddies, but I often see them called "Swatow" Chinese caddies - note that "Swatow" is Shantou, China.)
Rink, could those be mineral deposits from water left in it? I'd call it a home holy water font...
That's absolutely stunning, Kard. I imagine you saw this one, too (no "new" info):...
This guy looks similar: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/cowboy-life-size-statue-1893953008 ...and this one says "dated 1970":...
Thank you for saying that, Peggy! It drives me CRAZY when I see a stopper that I might like to use, and the seller shows how tall it is, but says...
Believe me, Komo - it wasn't that good...
Oh, my, Shangas! Those are lovely!
Joe, I really like the Nashville Airport one!
I thought maybe the cording around the edge of the lining might have been added(?) I have several of these old caskets, and none of them has...
Is there any chance it's jet, rather than Bakelite?
Seaweed, my best guess is that the person who painted this (and, it seems, fancied up the lining) probably did so because the original finish was...
Journey, do you mean a REAL, post office mailbag full of undelivered mail? (i.e. were the items inside addressed to other people?) If so, holy cow...
Well done, HMB! I hope you get many years of use out of them.
Spartcom, I don't know if this will be helpful or not, but here goes: The E.C mark on the 18k ring here is said to be "(Edward Culver - strong...
Yes, indeed, Nate. I think that's it! (Yet another of those small companies that few of us remember!)
2manybooks, thank you! This would have driven me nuts!
Spartcom, that is a VERY cool piece - different, not flashy - just unusual. Years & years ago, I had a business client who wore a honking big...
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