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  1. Craig Patterson

    Craig Patterson New Member

    New to the forum so first off, thank you for your time. My wife and I bought this chest at an estate sale yesterday, and I am trying to figure out age and where it possibly came from. Regardless, we absolutely love it, but very curious. Its extremely heavy, solid wood, and shape is unusual. Its 28 inches tall. 40 inches wide and 27 inches deep. Has 2 large locking drawers. Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated.
     
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    Craig Patterson, Aug 18, 2019
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  2. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Welcome.

    Your gallery pics are marked private so only you can see them.
     
    daveydempsey, Aug 18, 2019
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    i need help likes this.
  3. Craig Patterson

    Craig Patterson New Member

    Thanks. Trying to figure it out now
     
    Craig Patterson, Aug 18, 2019
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  4. Craig Patterson

    Craig Patterson New Member

    And not seeing a box to check to make public
     
    Craig Patterson, Aug 18, 2019
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  5. Craig Patterson

    Craig Patterson New Member

    I believe pics are all posted. Thank you again for letting me know
     
    Craig Patterson, Aug 18, 2019
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  6. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Beautiful piece that seems to be well executed. Seems to have some age but hard to tell how much. That lock looks a bit third-world so maybe a colonial piece? A bit like a map case but drawers are usually more shallow. Can't provide you with anything certain..... Just conjecture since I have not seen any quite like it.
     
    verybrad, Aug 18, 2019
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  7. Craig Patterson

    Craig Patterson New Member

    Thank you
     
    Craig Patterson, Aug 18, 2019
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Welcome Craig.
    It is beautiful. Just wondering, since Brad mentioned colonial, which part of the world do you (and the chest) live?
     
    Any Jewelry, Aug 18, 2019
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  9. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

    Greg, why does it look Chinese to me?
     
    silverthwait, Aug 18, 2019
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  10. Craig Patterson

    Craig Patterson New Member

    Thank you again for your follow up. Which colonial period would you place it in. I am new to antiques, and was researching colonial periods, and am a tad confused now.
    Thanks again.
     
    Craig Patterson, Aug 18, 2019
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  11. Craig Patterson

    Craig Patterson New Member

    Austin, Texas. The estate sale we picked it up at was unable to give me any information on it either.
     
    Craig Patterson, Aug 18, 2019
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    :confused:
     
    Any Jewelry, Aug 18, 2019
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