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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 4014907, member: 37"]Styling is Chippendale and an original would be 18th century. These were made for a lot of years and it can be difficult to tell old from newer. My gut reaction is that yours is 20th century. A few questions might help sort it out further. Is it solid or veneered? If veneered, is it on a solid wood substrate or plywood? Any evidence of the mirror being mounted differetly at some point or are the nails original? Have you removed the backing? Oftentimes, 20th century mirrors are dated on the back. </p><p><br /></p><p>The scroll saw cut pattern of your mirror is pretty simplified. I would expect a more intricate pattern on an old one. The grain pattern at the top of your mirror seems to be from a single board (or piece of veneer). I would expect an old one to have book-matched graining.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 4014907, member: 37"]Styling is Chippendale and an original would be 18th century. These were made for a lot of years and it can be difficult to tell old from newer. My gut reaction is that yours is 20th century. A few questions might help sort it out further. Is it solid or veneered? If veneered, is it on a solid wood substrate or plywood? Any evidence of the mirror being mounted differetly at some point or are the nails original? Have you removed the backing? Oftentimes, 20th century mirrors are dated on the back. The scroll saw cut pattern of your mirror is pretty simplified. I would expect a more intricate pattern on an old one. The grain pattern at the top of your mirror seems to be from a single board (or piece of veneer). I would expect an old one to have book-matched graining.[/QUOTE]
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