Has very old but beautiful look to it. Obviously painted (not stenciled. Obvious flaw is two missing feet on base. It stands level and relatively stable on two feet. Interesting in that it's not symetrical in terms of design or color. I've done a little researched on the mark but don't know if the VIII refers to a geographical area, time frame, or a Monarch. Possibly capodemonte?

PASTEL LANDSCAPE PICTURE OF TREES,A DIRT PATH AND A POND.SIGNATURE OF ONE B.L.JACOBS BUT NO DATE NOTED.FRAME IS PAINTED GOLD BUT IT HAS SOME WARE AND THERE IS RED PAINT UNDER GOLD IN SPOTS.tHIS PICTURE POPS OUT AT YOU.i HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FIND OUT ABOUT ARTIST BUT COULD FIND NOTHING.

got the chair at auction in up state NY.sev. yrs ago had it in storage ever since.would like to find out as much as i can about it

Hammond Auto Chord Stage II Organ Model 123200

Pictures 01 and 02 are the back of the table - note damage, picture 3 is the side of the table, Picture 4 is the "crossbar" underneath the table, Picture 5 is the leather table top - note water marks, scratches and leather coming up on the edge, Picture 6 is front of table, Picture 7 is opened drawer, Picture 8 is bottom of drawer, Picture 9 and 10 is the leg taken from underneath and the inside of the table.

The table/desk is about 27" deep and approx. 44" long. I didn't measure the height. The hardware on the drawer said C. Bayer, Pat. Feb. 1872

I looked everywhere to find something like it and could not find.