It might be a meteorite, right colour, right smoothness
Asian, no great age ie post 1960's
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315762642885
The reel to reel, the speakers and the Khatam box. The speakers...
Unfortunately this one sold for $60 https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/91678318_sligh-lowry-painted-oriental-desk
https://thecarycollection.com/products/chinoiserie-kneehole-desk Nice find, sold for $1,800
Sorry "wouldn't be hard to restore" lol
I think this is all original and it's had the inertia removed. It may have had a slope on the fall front because inside the box it still has...
Yeah it's far better than mine but the lock is very close to mine and I was just trying to pin down the date.
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/master-sculpture-and-works-of-art/south-american-circa-1780
I'm in no doubt that all 4 come form the same place (Peru) but the only one has a date and that can't be right, late 19th, early 20th c for $900...
This also puts the date cat amongst the pigeons, I can't believe someone paid $900 for a late 19th c /early 20th c table box unless the auction...
I don't know what the cost of importing from Peru but there was one thing I'm considering buying for the advertised price ;)
It's clearly the same sort of box as mine and the one I found on worthpoint
Oh BTW I saw on their FB site a 1880's English box saying it's 1920's lol So I'm not sure.
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