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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 9569209, member: 111&quot;]Norwegians and other Scandinavians produced chip carved pieces, including boxes, going back centuries - but this box with its wonderful density of design, as AJ suggests, is almost certainly Friesian, 17th-18th century wouldn&#039;t be surprising (keep hoping to find a genuinely old Friesian spoon rack I can afford).</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding snipe hinges, not sure where the idea that they were out of use by 1650 or exclusive to America, but it&#039;s absolutely untrue, they can be found on pieces from all over Europe as well, though sometimes only the scars remain, original hinges replaced.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a very similar Friesian box from a 2017 Skinner auction - they only show one view, but if you zoom in on the top, the the ends of the snipe hinges can be seen:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459523[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3022M/lots/343" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3022M/lots/343" rel="nofollow">https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/3022M/lots/343</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This Norwegian box is dated 1705 (also has what&#039;s left of snipe hinges):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459526[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://digitaltmuseum.no/021028580050/kiste" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://digitaltmuseum.no/021028580050/kiste" rel="nofollow">https://digitaltmuseum.no/021028580050/kiste</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This Norwegian piece is dated 1787:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]459527[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://digitaltmuseum.no/011023145758/eske" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://digitaltmuseum.no/011023145758/eske" rel="nofollow">https://digitaltmuseum.no/011023145758/eske</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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