A key was the symbol of the office of the chamberlain. I have found badges, etc... of the imperial Russian that include keys, but haven't seen one...
Looks like the sign has been cut off on the top for no space above "Drink." There should be as much space/sign above "Drink" as there is below...
Hoping to date this jewel, I tried to track down the Baxmar company. According to a short Bio on the founder's grave site, the company was founded...
Damascus Commandery, #58 K.T. Is/was in the Brooklyn borough of NYC. This Commandery charter was granted in 1877. Commanderies are usually named...
Here's history on the company. The page is in French. Here is an English translation of the page. English:...
Interesting! The only thing I know about spurs is that they fit on a boot and encourage a horse to speed up or do whatever. On reading this...
The 2nd one, a crimped tin candle sconce, may very well be old, late 1700s/early 1800s, but then again reproductions are a plenty. The rib front...
It seems 2 of these were sold by Christie. According to the "Lot Notes" on the 2 they sold, other boxes were made with differences between them...
I really don't know what the scenes are depicting but a suggestion is one of the results of a Muslin victory during their long conquest of the of...
I agree, "art school from the turn of the century." Googling "1900 drawing school" brings up several images of art classes with people in similar...
I think your lamp with the Sherwood wedge burner is a ship's Compass Binnacle oil lamp such as the following ones. Now the following lamps have...
Should have added, the chimney is a type that was used also often on Kosmos Matador central draft burners - a German company...
This lamp appears to have a central draft burner. The picture doesn't show enough detail in the burner area for me to even begin to guess on age...
Bev, here's a Hallen & Weiner "Forgiven" that may??? be the same people....
Davey, I also found that Gillmark has the print, but for the life of me I can't find it through their search engine as moreoverstuff experienced....
I also agree with Debora that it is a common Victorian child's trimmed jacket. I'm not sure but believe the style of this jacket may have been...
ROFLOL, :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious: The verse is hilarious! I got mine off a belated birthday website....
FWIW, I agree with Baker that pictorial mark is older. My silver is Francis I. It was all bought new in 1966. All the pieces have the script mark....
Note the pic at the top of the following article on "Gin: The Complete History." They are all pottery with the info: "Old pottery bottles of Dutch...
I hope someone with more knowledge than me chimes in on this today. I found a few of these online. Here's one on eBay. An earlier attempt to sell...
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