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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Léonce, post: 203525, member: 3798&quot;]Just to be more explicit about it, and according to the old fellows of course, the family has this item since the firsts colons came on the new land. I am from an old family and my ancestors came all from France back to the 17th century. The item was always in one of the kitchen family wall facing the East side... for spiritual reasons, according to the old fellows. For now, I am one of the last of my generation and when my father past away in 2010, I inherited a lot of family stuff. The point is nobody were trying to sell this item, because according also to the family values, this has to stay in the family... maybe or maybe not...</p><p><br /></p><p>I did some research to know where this item could be really come from, and I have founded nothing similar, in term of the type of wood. Which is a crucial fact in finding the period of the piece according to the professional woodcarvers I have shown the item. And yes, the style is comparable to some wood carvings in few Montréal churches that were done between 1930 to 1940 (early contemporary period). The significant difference is the type of wood. You are right about the 20th century early contemporary style. But the type of wood just do not match the wood that was used here in North America during that period. You can see the similar style with these two examples from Montréal and the exactitude of the wood work.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]58632[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]58633[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As I said, I would like to know if somebody had been in a close encounter with something similar or can guide me or give me some clues. Thanks a lot for your time and info by the way. I can tell without any doubts that your knowledge is helping us here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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