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<p>[QUOTE="Finnclouds, post: 9716394, member: 84680"]I was looking for something interesting to do for my retired husband, who is quite good at woodworking and has repaired a couple of our ( not hugely valuable) antique desks, when I found this chest for sale in Finland a year ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]471671[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471672[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471673[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It was sold as a European, Baroque -style chest from the 19th century. The seller had bought it in Sweden and knew nothing more about it. The various elements struck me somewhat incongruous: the barley twist legs and caryatids spelled European but the jungle hunt scene gave me South american vibes—before I realized the bird has a lizard’s tail. So it’s maybe a basilisk or cocatrice? And the caryatids, right or wrong, evoke conquistadors to me. I’ve seen similar somewhere but can’t find any by googling. The hunter looks like he might have some sort of a bandana/headdress.</p><p><br /></p><p>The measurements are 27 (w) 28 (h) and 16 (d) and would seem to be in inches rather than centimeters. French? Spanish? Portuguese? Or?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(I’d include a cute cat as a bribe for opinions if I still had one… <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finnclouds, post: 9716394, member: 84680"]I was looking for something interesting to do for my retired husband, who is quite good at woodworking and has repaired a couple of our ( not hugely valuable) antique desks, when I found this chest for sale in Finland a year ago. [ATTACH=full]471671[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471672[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]471673[/ATTACH] It was sold as a European, Baroque -style chest from the 19th century. The seller had bought it in Sweden and knew nothing more about it. The various elements struck me somewhat incongruous: the barley twist legs and caryatids spelled European but the jungle hunt scene gave me South american vibes—before I realized the bird has a lizard’s tail. So it’s maybe a basilisk or cocatrice? And the caryatids, right or wrong, evoke conquistadors to me. I’ve seen similar somewhere but can’t find any by googling. The hunter looks like he might have some sort of a bandana/headdress. The measurements are 27 (w) 28 (h) and 16 (d) and would seem to be in inches rather than centimeters. French? Spanish? Portuguese? Or? (I’d include a cute cat as a bribe for opinions if I still had one… :) Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]
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