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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 262074, member: 5066"]Although way out of my field of interest, a couple of points about old furniture in general, at least in america.</p><p>It's nearly impossible to authenticate old furniture with pics alone, i am not sure exactly why.</p><p>The surfaces on your cupboard appear dead flat in pics & if 18th century, they shouldn't be if planed by hand.</p><p>The nails i see around lock do not appear to be hand made, again, the heads are dead flat and shouldn't be if hammered by a black/nailsmith in the 18th century.</p><p>Where the stiles & rails meet, there should be mortise & tenon joints pinned with wood pegs, i don't see that in pics.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 262074, member: 5066"]Although way out of my field of interest, a couple of points about old furniture in general, at least in america. It's nearly impossible to authenticate old furniture with pics alone, i am not sure exactly why. The surfaces on your cupboard appear dead flat in pics & if 18th century, they shouldn't be if planed by hand. The nails i see around lock do not appear to be hand made, again, the heads are dead flat and shouldn't be if hammered by a black/nailsmith in the 18th century. Where the stiles & rails meet, there should be mortise & tenon joints pinned with wood pegs, i don't see that in pics.[/QUOTE]
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