I rented a room from an elderly woman over 20 years ago who had the most beautiful Oriental furnishings I had ever seen. With each item she also had a story . The womans husband was an officer in our military and they traveled all over the orient. This item she had told me she purchased as an antique for 1500.00 I don't remember how old it is or which country she purchased it, the only thing I remember was that it cost three times the amount she paid to bring it to the United States. Since she has passed I have inherited this piece of furniture and have been storing it for the last five years. There are five letters under the bottom level of the roof that I dont know what they say.
This vase is hand made you can see the circles on the inside of the vase from when the vase was being made. It is eight sided, the color is a light beige with black designs on the sides, On the bottom of the vase the name Bauer is enscribed.
has flat head square drive screws as well as screws with a line going down the middle, corner cleats, strong wood smell, leather like seat with rusty nails holding it down frmo the buttom, also the screws are inside holes
The painting is very old there is a lot of cracking and chipping of the paint, on the lower right corner there is a E or F, the canvas is nailed to the frame, the stretcher brackets have pat.d feb 13, 1883-june16, 1885, ADS. The frame is made out of some very light (in weight) wood the color of the frame is kind of dark maybe from years of wear.
