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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 185991, member: 37&quot;]Could also be called a pinned exposed Tenon joint.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>On face value this looks to be an antique from Mexico or Southwest US.&nbsp; Either way, a Spanish colonial vernacular cupboard.&nbsp; The wood appears to be some type of pine.&nbsp; My first thought was that this was not as old as speculated.&nbsp; However, the interior shows a lot of age.&nbsp; The exterior must have been refinished at some point.&nbsp; Whether this is 18th century or early to mid 19th century is hard to say.</p><p><br /></p><p>All that said, there are some things that bother me about this.&nbsp; This is one clunky cupboard with the size of the stock being out of proportion to the functional use.&nbsp;&nbsp; Those drawers are small in comparison to the timbers surrounding it.&nbsp; The way the drawers are put together is not something I have ever seen and probably would not hold up&nbsp; over time.&nbsp; I am not really seeing the kind of real wear I would expect from a 200 year old antique......&nbsp; No foot wear, no drawer wear, no door wear, no wear to those exposed tenons&nbsp; No real wear anywhere except the interior which is beat to hell.</p><p><br /></p><p>This leads me to the conclusion that this is a newer cabinet made from recycled wood.&nbsp; Such things do come from Mexico but there are also rustic furniture pieces coming from India.&nbsp; Spanish colonial furniture is certainly not my area of expertise and it might be worth having someone more knowledgeable take a look. However, I am seeing some red flags that lead me to believe this is not what it appears to be on the surface.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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