Adjustable office chair swivel with heavy duty black metal hardware. The wood is a thick and medium tone. arms, back and heavy wood legs like an Octopus.
Mokray Bros Cafe Rooms for Gentlemen Only Large Hall For Balls and Entertainment 159-161 Fourth St. Tel. 733 Passaic, NJ. It opens on the top and still has matches in it. Sorry the pictures arent that great. I only have the camera on my cell phone. Any info you have would be greatly appreciated.
The label, Burns' Poetical Works, on the spine is intact, lettering in gold, the fibers on the back are 90% intact and colors of the tartan are clearly visible, the fibers covering the spine are loose at the top and bottom, the fibers on the front are mostly intact around the edges but moderately loose on the front, colors are distinct. Gilt edge on pages are moderately worn, pages and illustrations in excellent condition. The owner's signature, Dorothy Planten, is visible on the second inside page, on the page preceding it, in the lower left hand corner is printed "Victoria". On the next page opposite the title page is a picture of Robert Burns (captioned). The title page contains the following: "The POETICAL WORKS of Robert Burns POEMS". Under the title is a circle enclosing a picture of Robert Burns. Under the picture are the words Glasgow: DAVID BRYCE AND SON. The first page in the book is not numbered and has the following heading "Prefactory Memoir" (for Robert Burns). It appears that no pages are missing, but the next page is numbered "6". The last page is numbered 535. The original background color for the tartan cover was probably white or cream with a plaid of black, red, gold/tan and green.
7 piece set. Limoges pieces set on brass and set in furniture. Marble insets. drawers numbered inside. Handcrafted as each drawer only goes in one spot. Dovetail machined. Bought at auction in 1979 in Florida. Curious as to what goes behind headboard (Hooks attached that would hold something in place behind open spaces in headboard) see pics. Leg style and size different than most furniture found. Dresser is longer than standard and tall chest has section of top which lifts to store items below.
2 pewter plates, with 1731 marks, pressed portratis of leaders of the 30 years war with their names below, Albrecht von Wallenstein and Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly. The plates do not seem to have any other marks besides the 1731.
