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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;808 raver, post: 9733399, member: 4654&quot;]The American market for antiques is a total mystery to me, sometimes I see things going for a fortune and think wow that&#039;s such a high price for what t is and sometimes I buy from America thinking they didn&#039;t know what it was. So with that in mind, the price you paid ($65) is what I would expect for a lidless chest from the 18th c but as a antique restorer the lock (something I would expect to be missing) and the Cuban mahogany makes it a great deal, I can easily see a restorer paying well for the lock and the Cuban mahogany, the Cuban mahogany has a deep oxidation and that&#039;s something that can&#039;t be faked. I suspect it&#039;s worth far more in bits than it is now. Here is a great site for learning about wood and it&#039;s historic use, I often use the site to find out when and who were using the wood and how desirable it was.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.wood-database.com/cuban-mahogany/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.wood-database.com/cuban-mahogany/" rel="nofollow">https://www.wood-database.com/cuban-mahogany/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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