Hi, I am wondering if anyone knows maybe where these might be from or maybe when they may have been made? I got these from a lady selling them on an online classified and she only knew that her ex husband traded a saddle for them. They are all or nearly all pine wood and some aspects tell me they are quite old and other times they don't look much older than 30 years or something. As near as I can tell they maybe Mexican in origin? Anyone familiar with this style or maybe have some of these? Any info is appreciated. I just refinished them with a natural stain and lacquer and inlayed some turquoise in the worm/insect bore holes.
I'm not even going to guess on the style or origin because I don't known much about furniture. It is still obvious this piece is made to look old. This is clearly not very old; the Phillips Screws found on your piece were not used till the mid 1900s.
I like those very much,and while I agree not old,probably 80's when Southwest owned the world,Id have bought them in a heartbeat. I LOVE the turquoise !
Really old pieces in that style wouldn't have that much metal used in the construction. They'd be pegged together and have maybe one metal hinge. All those screws make them modern. The hinges and pulls are made to look turn of the century. They're quite attractive, so if I were the OP I'd cheerfully put them right to work.
I enjoy rustic, I'm not a glass and ceramic person. Depends on what "really old" means, I've seen mid 18th century pieces in this style with a lot of metal used in the construction (although this piece is not one of them).
Hi, Your turquoise work is beautiful. I love the Japanese Kintsugi work on broken china and porcelain. greg
