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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 2465931, member: 8267&quot;]I googled &quot;Peruvian leather covered wooden trunk&quot; to see if such items are still being made, or if there were any recent dated examples. The only boxes that looked like this one were all dated to the 17th and 18th centuries. The scalloped leather along the edges is a consistent characteristic.</p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/48731983_17th-c-peruvian-leather-cedar-chest-flora-and-fauna" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/48731983_17th-c-peruvian-leather-cedar-chest-flora-and-fauna" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/48731983_17th-c-peruvian-leather-cedar-chest-flora-and-fauna</a></p><p><a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/storage-case-pieces/blanket-chests/18th-century-peruvian-engraved-leather-decorated-dome-top-trunk-dated-1767/id-f_11109191/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/storage-case-pieces/blanket-chests/18th-century-peruvian-engraved-leather-decorated-dome-top-trunk-dated-1767/id-f_11109191/" rel="nofollow">https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/storage-case-pieces/blanket-chests/18th-century-peruvian-engraved-leather-decorated-dome-top-trunk-dated-1767/id-f_11109191/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/object/spanish-colonial-tooled-leather-wood-chest-with-iron-fittings/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/object/spanish-colonial-tooled-leather-wood-chest-with-iron-fittings/" rel="nofollow">https://www.michaelbackmanltd.com/object/spanish-colonial-tooled-leather-wood-chest-with-iron-fittings/</a></p><p>This last example notes &quot;The manufacturing of items in decorative leatherwork was a flourishing trade in the viceregal era across South America. Leather-covered chests and trunks were among the items most typically made.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t see any parts of the construction that would be inconsistent with a 17th-18th century date, but that does not mean old techniques did not continue to be used in South America. The bottom appears to be one solid board, but 16 1/2&quot; is not exceptionally wide. On the exterior of the bottom panel it looks like there are saw marks left by a handsaw or pit saw, which would be another indication of age. It has been awhile since boards were ripped by hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, the colors look awfully bright to be a couple of centuries old.</p><p><br /></p><p>It does seem it might be worth having a specialist look at it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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