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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 9520122, member: 37"]This has the earmarks of being right as rain and the letter from Winterthur, assuming it truly relates to this chest, is as good an endorsement as one can get. Saw marks are straight and irregular, as one would expect to see. It, of course, has had modifications over the years and that date carving looks a tad suspect. Note that it is not as boldly and expertly carved as the rest. It is not uncommon to see an antique chest embellished with a spurious date to add cachet. The initials probably relate more to the owner than the maker, though they could be one and the same. If you search, <i>17th century Yorkshire chest</i>, you will see some very similar examples.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 9520122, member: 37"]This has the earmarks of being right as rain and the letter from Winterthur, assuming it truly relates to this chest, is as good an endorsement as one can get. Saw marks are straight and irregular, as one would expect to see. It, of course, has had modifications over the years and that date carving looks a tad suspect. Note that it is not as boldly and expertly carved as the rest. It is not uncommon to see an antique chest embellished with a spurious date to add cachet. The initials probably relate more to the owner than the maker, though they could be one and the same. If you search, [I]17th century Yorkshire chest[/I], you will see some very similar examples.[/QUOTE]
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