Posted 9 years ago
SpiritBear
(813 items)
This is likely a late Victorian souvenir shell; shells were popular in that period (hence your Loetz shells).
It was made for Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I had to fix the gold on the branch of coral, otherwise it was done fairly well for a cheap item.
My mom thinks it was used as a ash tray. I see no evidence of that on this one.
It really is lovely.
Thank you for the comment, Racer4Four.
I agree that it was an ashtray, and as for your era, the handwriting does look Victorian. Beautiful! :)
Thank you, Katherine.