Help w/identification

[Jim Kountz]

Hey guys my sister send me these pics of a cabinet and she was hoping I could shed some light as to what it might have been used for. She has very little to go on unfortunately but she said this in her email:

"So far what I find is it may be a "smoker's wall cabinet"..a few think that it may be a Catholic Wall Shrine Cabinet.

If anyone knows what this might have been or where it came from Im sure she would aprpeciate any info. It sure looks like it was really nice at one time and could be again with a little cleaning. I told her not to do ANYTHING to it for now until she finds out more about it.

Thanks!

Jim

[Frank Drew]

Jim,

The elaborateness of the embellishments don't give me much clue as to its origin or purpose, beyond that it's a wall cabinet made somewhere with long winters.

[Others might be able to tell the exact Swill Alpine valley where it was made :D.]

[Jim Becker]

Tea cabinet?