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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 4291778, member: 5066"]<font size="6"><b>How Old?</b></font></p><p><font size="4">Fortunately, your desk has Knapp joint dovetails on the drawer boxes, also called "pin & cove" which means, it can be dated precisely between 1870-1900.</font></p><p><font size="4"><a href="https://furnishgreen.com/fun-furniture-fact-the-knapp-joint/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://furnishgreen.com/fun-furniture-fact-the-knapp-joint/" rel="nofollow">https://furnishgreen.com/fun-furniture-fact-the-knapp-joint/</a></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Agree with others on 1880s-1890s date.</font></p><p><font size="4">VERY NICE example & looks to be in fine condition. This is a piece you want to KEEP, even if it means a storage locker.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 4291778, member: 5066"][SIZE=6][B]How Old?[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Fortunately, your desk has Knapp joint dovetails on the drawer boxes, also called "pin & cove" which means, it can be dated precisely between 1870-1900. [URL]https://furnishgreen.com/fun-furniture-fact-the-knapp-joint/[/URL] Agree with others on 1880s-1890s date. VERY NICE example & looks to be in fine condition. This is a piece you want to KEEP, even if it means a storage locker.:happy:[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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