I'm no clock expert but it's looks right to me, verge escapement clock?
Roaring20's has it but that would look fantastic restored, tiger oak... nice It's been quarter swan, very costly to do, would have cost a lot...
It's been a few days over a year since I got the table so technically it shouldn't have been on this post. I did restore the table and posted...
Fantastic pieces, really nice to see some very special items like these. I haven't had a very good year for finding rare and beautiful items this...
It might be a meteorite, right colour, right smoothness
Asian, no great age ie post 1960's
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315762642885
The reel to reel, the speakers and the Khatam box. The speakers...
Unfortunately this one sold for $60 https://www.liveauctioneers.com/en-gb/item/91678318_sligh-lowry-painted-oriental-desk
https://thecarycollection.com/products/chinoiserie-kneehole-desk Nice find, sold for $1,800
Sorry "wouldn't be hard to restore" lol
I think this is all original and it's had the inertia removed. It may have had a slope on the fall front because inside the box it still has...
Yeah it's far better than mine but the lock is very close to mine and I was just trying to pin down the date.
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/master-sculpture-and-works-of-art/south-american-circa-1780
I'm in no doubt that all 4 come form the same place (Peru) but the only one has a date and that can't be right, late 19th, early 20th c for $900...
This also puts the date cat amongst the pigeons, I can't believe someone paid $900 for a late 19th c /early 20th c table box unless the auction...
I don't know what the cost of importing from Peru but there was one thing I'm considering buying for the advertised price ;)
It's clearly the same sort of box as mine and the one I found on worthpoint
Oh BTW I saw on their FB site a 1880's English box saying it's 1920's lol So I'm not sure.
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