That looks right. Interesting how objects travel around the globe, isn't it? The text is, of course, a distorted C page from a dictionary....
Seller of this similar calls it a "covered compote." I'm not in agreement re date. https://www.ebay.com/itm/275232293565 Deboraa
"The All Walnut Line" was introduced in 1926. Your earliest date. Debora
That's what I'm seeing too. Silk screens / serigraphs. Debora
My goodness! There is an artist named B.A.M. Schwyn. Clever you! He did a portfolio entitled "Old Testament Themes" in 1980s. Could have been...
It's quite nice. Love the silhouetted figures at the top. Debora
I think she's meant to be a historical (i.e. not contemporary) figure. But given hair and necklace length, think she would appeal to a 1930s...
It appears to be a parasol handle. Debora
I see "Bill Schwyn." Debora
You're well on top of your subject. Debora
Hate to ask but... You've reviewed all the contemporary press reports listed in the attached?...
Have you figured out who/what is "Monte Corbello, Alexandria"? Debora
I don't see any problem with those minor inconsistencies. Debora
Birnstingl and Schwabacher described themselves as "Merchants and Commissioning Agents." Curiously, they dissolved their partnership in October...
The above site requires registration. Debora
The diamond trade is traditional Jewish. But the firm Schwabacher, Birnstingl & Co. is described everywhere as "diamond merchants" and I see old...
"Diamond-delivery vehicle" my own term but, yes, that's what I meant. Might have been needed depending on export/import tariffs at the time. Debora
Perhaps there is a Jewish connection. Reconstruction of the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Alexandria began in 1850. (The previous synagogue had...
The descriptions of jewelry makes pieces sound like diamond-delivery vehicles. No other stones, no pearls. There were only about 60,000 people...
I would think online asking prices hopeful. Value IMHO sentimental if passed down through your family. Debora
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