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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RachelW, post: 9821724, member: 15376&quot;]<p style="text-align: center">These were just sitting on top of a box, the square caught my eye first and then I started thinking very interesting thoughts. Unfortunately both are damaged in a major way, but if these are indeed 18thC I don&#039;t care. A whole EURO each!</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The square is small, just big enough to sit in the palm of my hand. It features two miniature paintings, and a monogram with a coronet. The 4th panel is damaged to the point of mystery. Its brass, with a silk interior, and studded with ruby and diamonds. Whether the stones are paste, rock, or actual semi/precious stones, I have no idea.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The mystery is its obviously missing something on top, so I&#039;m having an impossible time finding out what this is. Its not a pill, snuff, or trinket box. With the silk inside its not any sort of inkwell or desk piece, perhaps a ring box? I&#039;ve also looked at it being part of an elaborate clock, music box, or similar. Nothing has turned up.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]489365[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The paintings: The words on the top appear to be German. The woman&#039;s says &#039;Fried ernebrt&#039;, and the other broken sword/palm leaf (I think?) says just &#039;Fried.&#039;. I tried running it through a translator and it occasionally came up as &#039;Peace again&#039; before going back to nonsense. Is this old german with a peach message?</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]489366[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]489367[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The damaged panel:[ATTACH=full]489368[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The monogram: I tried looking for German coronets and found one or two similar but couldn&#039;t find out what title they matched to. Interestingly the gems are white not pink for only this panel.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]489369[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The top: Something is missing, no idea what. There&#039;s also that sort of bar, again no clue.</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]489371[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">One of the feet is loose, and actually unscrews.</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]489372[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The inside: This convinced me to buy it, I&#039;ve seen similar 18th Century boxes on ebay and they all have these types of interiors.</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]489373[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Next Box incoming!</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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