There are no dimensions given. Like how many inches/centimeters in diameter? An object of known size next to it would help a guess of proportions....
Maybe it is a small snuffbox for an English naval officer. The flag inside, white with a red cross, is the flag of England, the heraldry speaks of...
@tmc I totally agree. Have seen similar here in a FL Seminole small museum, part of a state park. Turpentine hacks were used to cut holes in pine...
Neo-classique et un peu batardé. Back shape and wood finish = Biedermeier-ish, the (stylized) lyre motif harks to Queen Anne, the legs look Louis...
@komokwa You're probably right. OTH, it might make a warm cover on a cold night...
@Eric Haefli .. The owner of the fur @KeriK says s/he's in Florida. Good luck trying to find a fur shop there. I also live in FL, northern part...
@JTR and @antidiem Here's link to a brief article about one such village:...
I had a reasonably priced coat of pieced Norwegian fox in the late 1970s thru the early 80s. It looked very much like pictured here. When the...
How about 1761 then. As in, September 8, 1761 – Wedding of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in the Chapel Royal of St. James’...
By marriage piece here is meant a fine piece of furniture to commemorate a real marriage, as in a union between a man and woman, am I right? Not...
@DragonflyWink [~Cheryl] and @Any Jewelry You're both right that my image is extremely unclear. (I tried to warn :chicken:) Unfortunately so is...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] @Any Jewelry I have tried taking a photo (actually 16) of the fork where the poincon mark is with very little success, see...
@Bakersgma Thank you! Not as fine as sterling but it aint plate... :shame:
I shall try with a magnifier. Tried it already but got only fuzz. Have other magnifiers, will try them. So 84 is thus solid silver?...
@Bakersgma Thank you for checking in with my problem. Yes, had I gotten my cheap digital camera to close in sufficiently on the teensy poinçon...
Recently obtained a small lot of silver flatware, knives and forks. The knife blades are stamped with a Swedish maker's marks. The forks have a...
The last two letters could be Man with Running Dog. In Chinese of course.:phantom:
It's Mandarin: Happy New Year! May The Dragon Be Your Courage, The Snake Your Protection, The Horse Your Speed, The Sheep Your Warmth, The Monkey...
King Kong's souvenir kidney stone. Or he lost one o' tw... nev'a mind :muted:
A lovely piece! So relieved to learn that it was not handmade. Just visualizing the hundreds of hours it would have taken to create this lace work...
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