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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FlyingButtonRanch, post: 57167, member: 582&quot;]Hmm, Cupid and ?&nbsp; The company did a whole line of Cupid/cherubs in that color scheme and decorative style.</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-japanese-porcelain-cherub-cigarette-trinket-box-ashtray-ardalt-lenwile-/261864272311?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item3cf853b1b7&amp;nma=true&amp;si=0JgJR3y0JfC8z%252FwRXfiXnDRv%252BAs%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-japanese-porcelain-cherub-cigarette-trinket-box-ashtray-ardalt-lenwile-/261864272311?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item3cf853b1b7&amp;nma=true&amp;si=0JgJR3y0JfC8z%252FwRXfiXnDRv%252BAs%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">vintage-japanese-porcelain-cherub-cigarette-trinket-box-ashtray-ardalt-lenwile</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And in case you don&#039;t have the maker yet:&nbsp; Lenwile China - Ardalt (made in China).</p><p><i><font size="3">The double A mark of Ardalt A, seems to have been a trademark for tableware, dishes, jars and vases registered by ARDALT Inc. Corp., 95 Madison AVE., New York and first used in 1945. On some pieces the trademark &#039;Lenwile&#039; occurs which was also registered by the ARDALT Inc., in 1945, for use on figurines and statuettes. Both marks have been used on Japanese pieces. The name Ardalt occurs also on pieces from other countries.</font></i></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Here is what the <a href="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY0WDc0Ng==/z/L-AAAOxycmBSxYb3/$_1.JPG?set_id=2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY0WDc0Ng==/z/L-AAAOxycmBSxYb3/$_1.JPG?set_id=2" rel="nofollow">foil sticker looks like</a> on yours if not missing/damaged.</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Great resource on 20th C. Japanese marks (and info. that is above) here:</font></p><p><i><font size="3"><a href="http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturyjapan.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturyjapan.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturyjapan.shtml</a></font></i></p><p><i><font size="3"><br /></font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">Cheers,</font></i></p><p><i><font size="4">FBR</font></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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