Who knows? But at one time spices and tea were kept in locked boxes :)
How does the ribbon that is holding it together look? Is it old or new looking?
I've never seen that, but my first thought is it is a secret compartment for hiding a momento.
All I can add to what everyone else has said is... THUD! I almost jumped out of my chair when I saw the mark. Congratulations :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Looks a lot like the furniture my parents bought when they got married in the late 1940s.
Wright's Silver Cream, you put it on and polish with a damp sponge and rinse with water so no polish collects and dries to a crust in the crevices :)
We need more information...where did she buy it, when, was it new or used?
OK, now we want to see the curio cabinet shelf and the "good company" ;)
Oh, I like to say we are 1 million dollars or 100 years from a waterfront view ;)
@aaroncab polish that puppy, the case will be brighter and the marcasites will shine :)
Me three!
Some poor, inexperienced dealer will buy them from the charity shop and put them up for sale as Loetz :confused:
AAHH, OK, maybe it would have helped if you mentioned you knew who the RAMS team was :rolleyes:
It's about the same, pines, oaks and a dirt road out front. We have a "Cape Cod lawn" - covered in pine needles. DH goes out once in June to weed...
Not considered carnival glass which was made earlier and had a different look, but later "iridized glass" :)
Hi Steve, just a quick note, hallmarks are on metal, on ceramics it's just a mark :)
Looks right to me Lucille, but as AJ asks, can we see it straight on :)
Michigan is the closest I can find on the M, but their helmet has always been very different. Here is a site with their uniform history:...
The team with the white helmets could be the Rams at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. I am not finding the team with the M on the...
Do you think it may be jade? It doesn't look like agate to my non-expert eyes. I wonder what the stones are that make up his eyes. It's a beauty!
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