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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NicNYC, post: 373554, member: 7827&quot;]Hello everyone!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is honestly my first time ever joining a message board but I am that curious to get answers about a piece of furniture my Grandmother has had her entire life.&nbsp; Today is actually her 90th birthday, I was visiting last week when she mentioned the Dragons on the piece she now keeps in her bedroom. My husband and I are both art people and have never seen a symbol like it on furniture.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is oak and came from the dining room in the farmhouse she grew up in located in Western PA (coal country); her family was Ukrainian/Polish but she told us the piece, along with the table and chairs she also has came with the house when her parents bought it in probably the 1910s.&nbsp; So, essentially we have no backstory aside from the population of the area, also largely from Eastern Europe.</p><p><br /></p><p>Internet searching has led me to believe it is from Slavic mythology but that is purely based on stylistic qualities.&nbsp; I would love to know if anyone has further insight into the symbolism or origin.&nbsp; My husband and I disagree regarding if we think it is European or American by a recent immigrant.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any insight is welcome (and never mind the collection of largely Goodwill finds on top)!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]128546[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]128547[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]128548[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]128549[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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