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<p>[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 239089, member: 4654"]Wow that's a lovely and super stunning stationary cabinet, wheres that envy emoji <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> I will try and do better photos, you're right by disabling the flash, especially when taking pictures of of reflective wood such as mahogany or walnut, yes I see your point on secret drawers, my thinking was because you can see the drawer is wasn't secret. The personalisation service was offered to Bramah customers and companies alike who used Bramah locks, if a piece was commissioned by a client the maker would get Bramah to stamp it with what ever the customer wanted instead of having it engraved after the piece was made, this showed the piece was a bespoke order, there are boxes known to have had this process, such as the one I mentioned earlier where a box made for an Earl was stamped with his coronet as well as firms like Asprey ect. If I can find another piece with a royal crest stamped known to be in the royal possession then I can take it further by asking the royal households if they have a record but I'm sure that would take a lot of digging, there's no point if someone in here can show me conclusive poof that it's been faked or royal crests on locks of that date are common. When I phoned Bramah they didn't dismiss it, in fact they were almost sure that was what happened but they couldn't confirm it because of the fire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 239089, member: 4654"]Wow that's a lovely and super stunning stationary cabinet, wheres that envy emoji :) I will try and do better photos, you're right by disabling the flash, especially when taking pictures of of reflective wood such as mahogany or walnut, yes I see your point on secret drawers, my thinking was because you can see the drawer is wasn't secret. The personalisation service was offered to Bramah customers and companies alike who used Bramah locks, if a piece was commissioned by a client the maker would get Bramah to stamp it with what ever the customer wanted instead of having it engraved after the piece was made, this showed the piece was a bespoke order, there are boxes known to have had this process, such as the one I mentioned earlier where a box made for an Earl was stamped with his coronet as well as firms like Asprey ect. If I can find another piece with a royal crest stamped known to be in the royal possession then I can take it further by asking the royal households if they have a record but I'm sure that would take a lot of digging, there's no point if someone in here can show me conclusive poof that it's been faked or royal crests on locks of that date are common. When I phoned Bramah they didn't dismiss it, in fact they were almost sure that was what happened but they couldn't confirm it because of the fire.[/QUOTE]
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