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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 4570818, member: 5170"]Beautiful! I'd think English, walnut with pine secondary, Art Nouveau era to early Edwardian, 1890-1910. If you look on the very top, you may see dowel holes that would support a carved wood crest, which is now apparently missing. </p><p><br /></p><p>The desk portion is beautifully made and nicely fitted. The contrasting wood may be satinwood or another rare hardwood. Take care of this-and the whole piece in general-once or twice a year by wiping on Howard's Feed and Wax, or another top restorative. Don't use Pledge or any other mass market product, as they will give the piece an artificially shiny appearance and darken it, again artificially, over time. You will be amazed at the difference Howard's will make.</p><p><br /></p><p>The original finish was not darker. Don't mess with the finish, as it appears to be original and quite nice. If you discover dowel holes on top, then research similar pieces and have one custom made to match your piece. If you don't find dowel holes, then don't <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Very nice piece![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 4570818, member: 5170"]Beautiful! I'd think English, walnut with pine secondary, Art Nouveau era to early Edwardian, 1890-1910. If you look on the very top, you may see dowel holes that would support a carved wood crest, which is now apparently missing. The desk portion is beautifully made and nicely fitted. The contrasting wood may be satinwood or another rare hardwood. Take care of this-and the whole piece in general-once or twice a year by wiping on Howard's Feed and Wax, or another top restorative. Don't use Pledge or any other mass market product, as they will give the piece an artificially shiny appearance and darken it, again artificially, over time. You will be amazed at the difference Howard's will make. The original finish was not darker. Don't mess with the finish, as it appears to be original and quite nice. If you discover dowel holes on top, then research similar pieces and have one custom made to match your piece. If you don't find dowel holes, then don't :) Very nice piece![/QUOTE]
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