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I've inherited an old chest that was probably made in England or Wales. It has some interesting 'artisanal' hinges that look very old - I'm wondering if this could help identify the age of the chest.

 

I've never seen an O ring hinge .....

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Welcome Rupello- Clearer and more detailed pics might be helpful to our furniture experts.

 

Not sure these have a name. Basically a blacksmith solution to making a hinge. Definitely a sign of age. I think your multi-board top is a better age indicator. While not well-versed on English box construction, if this were American, would certainly be from the latter half of the 19th entury. Earlier chests would have a single board top.

 

Yes its old ie pre1800 but a photo of the lock will help a date, it's a typical pegged chest and the hinge is right. BTW it's oak

 

Shows you how much I know about English furniture. My gut reaction was that this could be 18th century but the multi-board top threw me off. Any reason why a multi-board top would be used on a chest this early?

 

I wouldn't put my life on it being pre-1800, my reasons were the hinges and the peg construction. I would like to say the top had been changed but I think the planks are original going by the nails and the fact the loop hinges are still present. I think when these were made any wood would have been used but the lesser ones saw the bin.

 

Would 'pintle hinge' be appropriate?

 

I have a box that dates to around 1780-1800 that has the same sort of hinges but this sort of hinge style is very common on cheaply made items (and expensive)

 

Thanks everyone for the info! Here is a better picture of the lock and a few more pics:

 

Unfortunately the lock is missing and all that left is the escutcheon, I suspect this chest is old but you will need a expert to date and place this chest from the construction and moldings. I would be cautious in paying someone to look at it because in my view I don't think the chest is very valuable, the missing lock harms the value a lot and even with a lock these have seen quite a plunge in value over the last 20 years, that doesn't mean it isn't a useful and nice piece just there are a lot of these about and not many people buying them ATM.

 

Thanks! It's more of personal value to me as a family heirloom and I was curious to try and find out more about it