correct, but seldom used terms here in the States. They just lump the whole and call it a mantel most of the time. Technically the word "mantel"...
No opinion on ANYTHING except that if it WAS designed as a candle holder there may have been a brass cup that fitted into the opening , sitting...
Any sign of threading around the top, as in missing a screw on piece? They remind me some salt & pepper shakers we had once ..........................
Novice opinion? 1990s lady's jacket with shawl collar, Slash/patch pockets and what appear to be shoulder pads......................... that's...
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VERY difficult to even GUESS at its intended purpose without some sort of size reference................... PS I don't think eggcup - the...
The reason I place quotes around French Provincial in my first response was to indicate that (in my opinion) at the time this piece was produced...
That's what I thought as well..............
depends on which part of the man you are measuring................:jawdrop::jawdrop:
Yeah, that would be one honking carafe! Possibly the cap for an urn or matching jar? It's niggling at the back of my brain, and if I get a...
I've been in the PROCESS of building it for 30 years! And it is NOWHERE near even recognizable as a townhouse.................... I recently had...
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Chimney cap for a samovar?
Are you sure the "bowl" isn't a cap/top for a flagon or water carafe sort of thing? If you can decipher the design around the sides, that might be...
OOOOOOOOOOOH..................I'm still "collecting" minis for my model of Gram's NYC townhouse and having trouble finding stuff for the...
Dang! Haven't learned as much as I thought I had - I was WAY off on my "guess" concerning these...............
Flat backed grates were usually designed for shallow (sometimes only 12" deep) fireplace designed for burning coal. You wouldn't want blazing logs...
Depending on the dimensions, the handles are probably for removing it from the firebox to clean up the ashes after each fire.
Looks like a child's sleigh - IF original, possibly intended to be harnessed to a dog, goat, etc. Had a similar one many years ago - pulled by a...
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