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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3392089, member: 2844"]James' area of expertise is early American.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>This one is more my neck of the woods, just south of me, in Belgian Brabant. It is from Mechelen in northern Belgium (province of Antwerp). I would date it to ca 1960s.</p><p>Mechelen has had an important woodcarving and furniture industry since the 15th century, using mostly local oak. The furniture styles evolved over the ages, but it always has detailed carving with a historic feel.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is not a Tudor rose though. Not every double rose is Tudor, especially not on non-English items. And as you can see, it is different from the Tudor rose you posted.</p><p>So just a decorative rose carving.</p><p>The other carvings are of Brabant/Flemish villages, and a Low Countries inn scene, maybe based on a painting. An important Brabant painter was Pieter Brueghel the Elder, who also worked in Mechelen. He was known for his village, peasant, and inn scenes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3392089, member: 2844"]James' area of expertise is early American.;) This one is more my neck of the woods, just south of me, in Belgian Brabant. It is from Mechelen in northern Belgium (province of Antwerp). I would date it to ca 1960s. Mechelen has had an important woodcarving and furniture industry since the 15th century, using mostly local oak. The furniture styles evolved over the ages, but it always has detailed carving with a historic feel. It is not a Tudor rose though. Not every double rose is Tudor, especially not on non-English items. And as you can see, it is different from the Tudor rose you posted. So just a decorative rose carving. The other carvings are of Brabant/Flemish villages, and a Low Countries inn scene, maybe based on a painting. An important Brabant painter was Pieter Brueghel the Elder, who also worked in Mechelen. He was known for his village, peasant, and inn scenes.[/QUOTE]
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