Hi,

I am new to this forum and advertising so please excuse any stupid questions !

I have recentlyacquired the mahogany Crawford's biscuit case as per the photos. As you can see it had about 1/4 inch of dust and dirt on it when I got it but it has cleaned up well and I was pleasantly surprised to find the two enamel signs inside which show through the glass when the biscuits were being sold.

I have a few questions, any idea what sort of age it is ?  Is anything missing from the top  - it seems there never was anything in the gap but there are two small wooden dowels sticking up. I may have to sell it as space is an issue  - should I try to get the missing pieces of moulding on the sides re-made or would a collector prefer it as is or get them done themselves ? If I do decide to sell, any thought on the approximate value as is ?

Many thanks

Andrew

 PS - Thanks to Al for the help on photo sizing (though I do seem to have one in twice somehow !)

 hi awp

i have one of these and the two dowels are to go into the 

underside of a marble top to fix the marble to the wood

hope this answers your question

and its a very nice little cabine

cheers simon

 Very nice cabinet ..even as is .

 Nice cabinet in as found condition..love the 2 small enamels inside..

 Hi, Thanks to Simon's info that it should have a marble top, I have had a new top made for it  (how much !!)  I have made some mouldings for the sides so it now looks so much better.

Looks great. Well done.

 That's come up really well APW .What a lovely cabinet . Good work