Don,t beat yourself up about wishing you,d never sold this "urn"...we,ve all been there...at the time..it probably seemed like the right thing to do...and i have no doubt..you put the $100 to good use...but what i find most intriguing, is it had a swastika on the base...we,ve had a few discussions lately about this symbol...and contrary to what most people think of this symbol...its a good symbol....now back to this small chest...being the size it is..its most likely been used in the past for personal papers...birth certificates,family pictures...or items of that nature...as to the condition...well, i suppose we can call this..."the ultimate shabby-chic"...