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<p>[QUOTE="Hallingdalen, post: 10664565, member: 93477"]I recently bought two pieces for $40 each (first pictures). I knew those were later reproductions, but while I was there the seller also offered me a chest of drawers for $80. As a bit of a gamble, I figured “why not” and took it without really looking too closely.</p><p><br /></p><p>The seller mentioned he’d seen similar pieces online at much higher prices, though he said this one wasn’t one of those. When I got it home, I noticed the underside looked pretty odd—at first I panicked thinking it might be mushrooms or something—but it turned out to just be oxidation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I’m curious: what do you all think about the age? To me it looks and feels like a British mahogany chest of drawers, but I’m not sure how old it might be. Any thoughts or pointers would be really helpful!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]533192[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533191[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]533192[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533193[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533194[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533195[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533196[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533196[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533197[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533198[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533199[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533200[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hallingdalen, post: 10664565, member: 93477"]I recently bought two pieces for $40 each (first pictures). I knew those were later reproductions, but while I was there the seller also offered me a chest of drawers for $80. As a bit of a gamble, I figured “why not” and took it without really looking too closely. The seller mentioned he’d seen similar pieces online at much higher prices, though he said this one wasn’t one of those. When I got it home, I noticed the underside looked pretty odd—at first I panicked thinking it might be mushrooms or something—but it turned out to just be oxidation. Now I’m curious: what do you all think about the age? To me it looks and feels like a British mahogany chest of drawers, but I’m not sure how old it might be. Any thoughts or pointers would be really helpful! [ATTACH=full]533192[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533191[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533192[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533193[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533194[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533195[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533196[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533196[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533197[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533198[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533199[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]533200[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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