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<p>[QUOTE="opoe, post: 279252, member: 5459"]Do not know who owned it before my grandmother, could have been in the family for a longer time. But i think it is dutch or belgian, possibly northern french or even from the western part of germany, I think it stayed close to its origins. The style of this cabinet though is a bit more subdued than later dutch "biedermeier" pieces I have seen, which are more curvy, less straight lines and often infused with neo-styles, maybe those should not be called biedermeier, but when even antique stores do it, that only adds to my confusion..</p><p>I think this one is a purer biedermeier example than my other so called biedermeier cabinets, therefore a bit older than those...and it is not machine made I think. Dovetails on the drawers are uneven.</p><p>It's a cloudy day in the netherlands, a bit dark, hope I can make some better pictures...</p><p><br /></p><p>...what kind of nuts are these? These were used to attach the upper part of the cabinet to the lower part.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="opoe, post: 279252, member: 5459"]Do not know who owned it before my grandmother, could have been in the family for a longer time. But i think it is dutch or belgian, possibly northern french or even from the western part of germany, I think it stayed close to its origins. The style of this cabinet though is a bit more subdued than later dutch "biedermeier" pieces I have seen, which are more curvy, less straight lines and often infused with neo-styles, maybe those should not be called biedermeier, but when even antique stores do it, that only adds to my confusion.. I think this one is a purer biedermeier example than my other so called biedermeier cabinets, therefore a bit older than those...and it is not machine made I think. Dovetails on the drawers are uneven. It's a cloudy day in the netherlands, a bit dark, hope I can make some better pictures... ...what kind of nuts are these? These were used to attach the upper part of the cabinet to the lower part.[/QUOTE]
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