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Message:: [QUOTE="Phil Harrison, post: 872371, member: 11507"]100% NOT C19th. I stand corrected. The great majority of that piece, on closer inspection, would seem to be late 17th/very early 18th century, tops. If it’s less than 300 years old then I’m a Frenchman (I’m not). I’ll say 1680. That’s a candle box to the left hand side and those metal hooks next to the hinges are indeed where the original wire hinges would have attached. Wire hinges, you’re talking pre-1700 for the most part. You might expect to see corresponding markings on the first plank of the lid, where those wire hinges would have attached. If you don’t see them then either the lid, or at any rate that closest plank, has been replaced, as you appear to suspect. I’m not totally convinced that the sections at the foot of the piece aren’t contemporary to it. No obvious signs of grafting or architectural awkwardness that leap out of these images - perhaps some little colour differences. Nice thing.[/QUOTE]