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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Grey Proctor, post: 260895, member: 5222&quot;]Hello! First of all thank you for the great forum, I really appreciate everyone sharing their knowledge and experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am trying to help my mother who wants to purchase an genuine antique cabinet/buffet. She has found two that she likes but are very different. The one she likes the most has been described to us as an &quot;1870s French Renaissance Revival walnut buffet.&quot; I took a look at it for her and, while it&#039;s very cool and looks &quot;old&quot; I can&#039;t help but feel like something&#039;s not right with it. If it&#039;s solid walnut why is the wood so light and the stain so dark, to the point where none of the figuring of the wood can be seen? If the finish is original then why does it remind me of something off 1950s furniture? The dovetails don&#039;t quite look handmade and why is the finish inside the cabinet different from the outside? Anyway, here are some pics, anyone see anything that would make them think this was a later copy?</p><p>The last pic is the other cabinet she is considering, an 1850&#039;s transitional mahogany breakfront cabinet from England and it seems legit. [GALLERY=media, 2072]Front again by Grey Proctor posted Jul 22, 2017 at 9:31 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 2073]Front by Grey Proctor posted Jul 22, 2017 at 9:31 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 2074]Finish flaking by Grey Proctor posted Jul 22, 2017 at 9:31 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 2075]Exposed wood by Grey Proctor posted Jul 22, 2017 at 9:31 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 2076]Lock by Grey Proctor posted Jul 22, 2017 at 9:31 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 2077]Drawer dovetails by Grey Proctor posted Jul 22, 2017 at 9:31 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 2078]Lock by Grey Proctor posted Jul 22, 2017 at 9:31 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 2079]Bottom corner back by Grey Proctor posted Jul 22, 2017 at 9:31 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 2080]Top corner back by Grey Proctor posted Jul 22, 2017 at 9:31 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 2081]Front by Grey Proctor posted Jul 22, 2017 at 9:33 PM[/GALLERY][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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