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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 248482, member: 2844&quot;]It is Pakistani, probably from the Swat valley region. Hard to tell the age from just one photo. Swat furniture is traditional. The motifs of the carving are generic West Asian with small regional differences, and reminiscent of European folk carving, which is also pretty generic, with small regional differences.</p><p>Here are some old Swat region carved chests:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=http%3A%2F%2Ft0.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcQJIZ9UbgRZCfCYk5dtAmDqbUg-B_h_S_KBOtfU9xmnXKHhte50&amp;sp=85fff2018e8641f53a997afd1b9dface&amp;anticache=162596" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Funderthebo-zjkzl3gnsordni.netdna-ssl.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F11%2FAntique-carved-chest-Pakistan-F40Db-1.jpg&amp;sp=bdef0db4427e7b4445ca680b320630f1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>This is similar carving in Europe:</p><p>Dutch Friesian carving:</p><p><img src="https://s14-eu5.ixquick.com/cgi-bin/serveimage?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Fthumbs%2Fimages%2Fg%2FG5IAAOSwY3BZMYTJ%2Fs-l225.jpg&amp;sp=30665be0be28aa1d4c149c6e9d92db05" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Dutch Holland carving:</p><p><img src="https://www.venduehuis.com/fotos/5/4014/4014.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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