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<p>[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 9694212, member: 4654"]Nice mystery, I'm a box collector and for my own knowledge, and yours, I'm trying to work out where and when your box was made. There are a number of differences between your box and what I'd expect from a late 19th c box, 1) the flat key lock 2) it looks like the finish has been aged, ie it's dirty in the places I'd expect to see lighter patches and it's not consistent with old boxes I've seen (100'000's) An example is it's lighter on the back in the middle where you would expect it to be rarely touched ect. When dating a box hinges and locks play a big part of that, it's easy to make a box in the style but far harder to get old hardware. I think it wasn't made to deceive but I think the box was made in the style of the late 19th c but made in the 1930's, the velvet color is again right for the 19th c and only going by the lock, hinges, and finish I would say 1930's continental and not the UK. Of course I could be wrong about this all, it could have been in a fire and the finish was partly cleaned, the lock might have been replaced (but I see no evidence of that) it could be a rarity I've never seen before and I'm happy to be proved wrong, I don't think the late manufacture has made any difference to the skill of construction, it's still a lovely box.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 9694212, member: 4654"]Nice mystery, I'm a box collector and for my own knowledge, and yours, I'm trying to work out where and when your box was made. There are a number of differences between your box and what I'd expect from a late 19th c box, 1) the flat key lock 2) it looks like the finish has been aged, ie it's dirty in the places I'd expect to see lighter patches and it's not consistent with old boxes I've seen (100'000's) An example is it's lighter on the back in the middle where you would expect it to be rarely touched ect. When dating a box hinges and locks play a big part of that, it's easy to make a box in the style but far harder to get old hardware. I think it wasn't made to deceive but I think the box was made in the style of the late 19th c but made in the 1930's, the velvet color is again right for the 19th c and only going by the lock, hinges, and finish I would say 1930's continental and not the UK. Of course I could be wrong about this all, it could have been in a fire and the finish was partly cleaned, the lock might have been replaced (but I see no evidence of that) it could be a rarity I've never seen before and I'm happy to be proved wrong, I don't think the late manufacture has made any difference to the skill of construction, it's still a lovely box.[/QUOTE]
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