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<p>[QUOTE="Woodaholic, post: 504335, member: 9923"]Thanks for all the replies.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a Frenchman, I can confirm that this isn't French. It's not a style they had a lot and they're specifically known as "Secrétaire Anglaise". </p><p><br /></p><p>I was a bit surprised about the date. What leads you to believe it was so recent?</p><p><br /></p><p>The things which lead my father to believe this were the screws which have been hand carved as each is different, they also lack sharp tips. All of the drawers and handles are slightly different and only go in a certain order. The glass of the vitrine is all handblown, distorted and presents faults such as bubbles. The wood is also old. It's dark here but I can take some decent photos tomorrow for those interested.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Woodaholic, post: 504335, member: 9923"]Thanks for all the replies. As a Frenchman, I can confirm that this isn't French. It's not a style they had a lot and they're specifically known as "Secrétaire Anglaise". I was a bit surprised about the date. What leads you to believe it was so recent? The things which lead my father to believe this were the screws which have been hand carved as each is different, they also lack sharp tips. All of the drawers and handles are slightly different and only go in a certain order. The glass of the vitrine is all handblown, distorted and presents faults such as bubbles. The wood is also old. It's dark here but I can take some decent photos tomorrow for those interested.[/QUOTE]
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