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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 10010723, member: 5170"]See what I did there? Zhongguo is a Chinese name for China. Fun, eh? </p><p>So.....</p><p><br /></p><p>We recently acquired this china cabinet from a member of Ms. Ghopper's family. It's been in the family since 1915 or so. It's quarter-sawn oak, with a mirrored upper interior and three VERY heavy glass shelves. The legs are a nod to late Victorian style; otherwise, the lines are craftsman. The light was added by Ms. G's father several decades ago. It really doesn't detract.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is no other dining room furniture associated with this, and I have never seen anything like it before. It's from a large city in the U.S. Midwest: Does anyone have a clue as to who might have made it? Even if you don't, we love it, especially because its filled with smalls from her family, and a couple of large Muller Freres vases that we found as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]502818[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]502819[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 10010723, member: 5170"]See what I did there? Zhongguo is a Chinese name for China. Fun, eh? So..... We recently acquired this china cabinet from a member of Ms. Ghopper's family. It's been in the family since 1915 or so. It's quarter-sawn oak, with a mirrored upper interior and three VERY heavy glass shelves. The legs are a nod to late Victorian style; otherwise, the lines are craftsman. The light was added by Ms. G's father several decades ago. It really doesn't detract. There is no other dining room furniture associated with this, and I have never seen anything like it before. It's from a large city in the U.S. Midwest: Does anyone have a clue as to who might have made it? Even if you don't, we love it, especially because its filled with smalls from her family, and a couple of large Muller Freres vases that we found as well. [ATTACH=full]502818[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]502819[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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