I bought this book at a used book sale at work. It’s a 1934 5th reprinting of the book "Smuggler's Luck" by Stackpole. It’s in very good condition, no rips, tears, and the book is full in its entirety.
This settee is possibly made of oak, although I am not certain. The backrest is quite straight and virtually unpadded. The upholstery covers the backside of the backrest as well. The little 'finials' at the top sides of the backrest appear oriental in nature to me. The wood panel in the front of the backrest is rather plain although I have included closeups of the top which appears to have a balance scale type of carving and the bottom carving has a fan and scroll. Overall the carvings are rather squarish: at the top of the backrest the carving reminds me of dental work?
This coffee/tea set appears to be silver plated china/porcelain. It consists of a coffee server with lid (damaged), a tea server with lid, a creamer, a sugar bowl with lid, 5 cups and 6 saucers (1 cup missing). The markings on the bottom of each piece (see attached image) show a mounted black knight above the words "BLACK KNIGHT Hohenberg Studios Bavaria". The marking inside each lid (see attached image) show a handled 'pot' shape with a star topped crown on top of it. The inside of the 'pot' shape is divided into three boxes which contain letters. The top left box contains the letter "C". The top right box contains the letter "M". The bottom box contains the letters "HR". To the left of the 'pot' shape is the number "1814". To the right of the 'pot' shape is the number "1914". Under these markings are the words "Hutschenreuther Hohenberg Bavaria".
The lid to the coffee server has been broken and repaired and the coffee server has several chips and cracks.
