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<p>[QUOTE="KylieS, post: 9424245, member: 22292"]No expert at all, but found this blog post from someone who claims hers as a family piece - <a href="https://www.organizedclutter.net/2014/01/i-love-old-norwegian-trunk.html?m=1#more" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.organizedclutter.net/2014/01/i-love-old-norwegian-trunk.html?m=1#more" rel="nofollow">I Love An Old Norwegian Trunk - Organized Clutter</a> Her dates are similar, just a little later. But gives you a comparison of how the inside should look at this age. I own a lot of old French furniture and I'm always surprised at how well-preserved the interior of closed pieces are - if they've been stored well, you won't see much in the way of age, and have to look for the making. Those are handmade nails, no recent repro is going to that kind of trouble so I think it's old for sure. But whether the dates are exact or not...who knows?</p><p><br /></p><p>Just re: the comments on the large amount of metal work - it's possible this has been added later, but I actually wonder if some of the older ones you see have had to metal taken off because of corrosion? As many of the designs have spaces in the design for straps or bands such as yours.</p><p><br /></p><p>But take everything I say with a liberal dash of salt as I don't know anything, there are just ideas. Good luck, it's a lovely piece![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KylieS, post: 9424245, member: 22292"]No expert at all, but found this blog post from someone who claims hers as a family piece - [URL='https://www.organizedclutter.net/2014/01/i-love-old-norwegian-trunk.html?m=1#more']I Love An Old Norwegian Trunk - Organized Clutter[/URL] Her dates are similar, just a little later. But gives you a comparison of how the inside should look at this age. I own a lot of old French furniture and I'm always surprised at how well-preserved the interior of closed pieces are - if they've been stored well, you won't see much in the way of age, and have to look for the making. Those are handmade nails, no recent repro is going to that kind of trouble so I think it's old for sure. But whether the dates are exact or not...who knows? Just re: the comments on the large amount of metal work - it's possible this has been added later, but I actually wonder if some of the older ones you see have had to metal taken off because of corrosion? As many of the designs have spaces in the design for straps or bands such as yours. But take everything I say with a liberal dash of salt as I don't know anything, there are just ideas. Good luck, it's a lovely piece![/QUOTE]
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