Q: Seen in this photo is a chest that belonged to my mother. When she gave it to me, all she said was that she thought it was mahogany and was made during the mid- to late 20th century. The measurements are 31 inches wide, 21 inches deep and 30 inches high. The drawers are dovetailed, and the pulls are solid brass. It is in mint condition.

Anything you can tell me about the style, maker, vintage and value will be appreciated.

A: You have a reproduction of an 18th-century Queen Anne-style lowboy. The cabriole legs that end in pad feet, the dropped finials and the carved-shell center drawer are typical of this design period. Queen Anne was the queen of England from 1702 to 1714. Your lowboy is similar to those made by furniture producer Henkel Harris. The company has been in business since 1946. Queen Anne lowboys were also made by Hitchcock Furniture Co., Pennsylvania House and Carriage House in the mid- to late 1900s using mahogany, cherry wood, pine or maple.

Your Queen Anne lowboy can be found selling for $350 to $1,200.

Q: This mark is on the bottom of a porcelain-doll powder dish that was given to me by my grandmother when I was around 12 years old. The doll is wearing a hat and has blond hair, and her gown is green with bows on the sleeves. She is holding each side of the dish with her hands. She stands approximately 7 inches tall and 6 inches wide and is in perfect condition. My grandmother always kept her filled with her favorite dusting powder and had her sitting on her dresser. As a child, she fascinated me.

I hope you can provide information on her history, maker, age and value.

A: You have a Madame Pompadour dresser doll that was made in Germany. The "Erphila" mark was used by United States importers Ebeling & Reuss Co. The company was founded by German emigrants Theodore Ebeling and Frederick Reuss in 1990, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Erphila represents Ebeling and Reuss's initials combined with the first four letters of "Philadelphia." Ebeling & Reuss imported porcelain dinnerware and giftware from Czechoslovakia and Germany, as well as several other European countries. It was sold to Strathmore Corporation in 2002.

The dresser dolls were named for Madame de Pompadour, the famous mistress of France's King Louis XV. Many women kept a version of the doll on their dressers in the early 1900s. They are collectible.

Your circa-1920s dresser doll would probably be worth $50 to $100.

Queen Anne lowboy is a 20th-century reproduction.

Ebeling & Reuss Co. used the "Erphila" mark.

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