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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

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    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

    will do
    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

    I guess I need a few lessons in Forum etiquette...lol. Ok point taken komokwa, thanks for the heads up.
    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

    Komokwa You are right, my posts are speculative - so I didn't want to lead everyone in my direction without seeing what everyone else thought...
    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

    Interesting - it does have a kind of alpine type feel. i dont know why. cuckoo clockish? lol
    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

    These are some of the heaviest drawers I have ever felt. The front is 4 inch layers of solid wood. very well made. They slide in perfectly.
    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

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    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

    The French and Italians certainly did. The Germans and Scandinavians tended to be pine from my experience. Not to sure who else....anyone?
    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

    yes you are right, drawer linings are oak. Back, base and inner is pine.
    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

    To me it looks like a late 19th century mashup/interpretation of 16th-17th century Italian furniture.. [ATTACH]
    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

    verybrad you are right it has had a top at some point.
    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

    I was asking country of origin as I was pretty sure its not English. The handles and escutcheons, the locks, the very heavy construction of the...
    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

    Thanks everyone for your input...I'm glad I'm not the only one who is a little perplexed by this piece. I was pretty sure the burl wood on the...
    Post by: Robbo, Nov 19, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Help Please..... Can Anyone Identify the Country of Origin of this Chest?

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    Thread by: Robbo, Nov 18, 2018, 47 replies, in forum: Furniture