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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 243222, member: 44"]Not sure of the wood. I would have thought maghogny, but the color doesn't look right. I agree this "a cut above the usual" with the mullion? glass, broken pediment with a flame, cup, or whatever in the middle, finials, and claw & ball feet. These claws are of a bird, eagle. I suspect this is American made as opposed to Great Britain or Europe because of the bird's claw.</p><p>"In America, a bird's claw was generally used, mostly the eagle's."</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know the age or whether a period piece or a what style. To me it could date from the late 1800s to the 1950s. Obviously I'm not one of the forum's furniture gurus. Wait for others to chime in.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the a slightly similar one:</p><p><a href="https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/15144472_gt0424120130-chippendale-mahogany-bookcase-cabinet-with" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/15144472_gt0424120130-chippendale-mahogany-bookcase-cabinet-with" rel="nofollow">https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/15144472_gt0424120130-chippendale-mahogany-bookcase-cabinet-with</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This may be the the same one, but marked down:</p><p><a href="https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/53389657_chippendale-style-mahogany-bookcase-cabinet" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/53389657_chippendale-style-mahogany-bookcase-cabinet" rel="nofollow">https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/53389657_chippendale-style-mahogany-bookcase-cabinet</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 243222, member: 44"]Not sure of the wood. I would have thought maghogny, but the color doesn't look right. I agree this "a cut above the usual" with the mullion? glass, broken pediment with a flame, cup, or whatever in the middle, finials, and claw & ball feet. These claws are of a bird, eagle. I suspect this is American made as opposed to Great Britain or Europe because of the bird's claw. "In America, a bird's claw was generally used, mostly the eagle's." I don't know the age or whether a period piece or a what style. To me it could date from the late 1800s to the 1950s. Obviously I'm not one of the forum's furniture gurus. Wait for others to chime in. Here's the a slightly similar one: [URL]https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/15144472_gt0424120130-chippendale-mahogany-bookcase-cabinet-with[/URL] This may be the the same one, but marked down: [URL]https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/53389657_chippendale-style-mahogany-bookcase-cabinet[/URL] --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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