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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jim Goodykoontz, post: 9727455, member: 82566&quot;]hi, thank you all for&nbsp; you help.&nbsp; yes, it has occurred to me that it isn&#039;t Chinese.&nbsp; but, if you examine the construction at the corners, there&#039;s some amazing craftsmanship in this piece.&nbsp; note the interior corners are rounded.&nbsp; that 90 degree seam along the exterior in the pic is the only one that&#039;s cracked open to where you can see it, the other seams are still as tight as the day it was made.&nbsp; and yet the legs are squared along the interior.&nbsp; it&#039;s consistent with other Chinese pieces i&#039;ve looked at up close through the years.&nbsp; they were able to put together joints every bit as strong as anything made today with no screws and it&#039;s almost like a jigsaw puzzle.&nbsp; i believe this tabe was made here in California, but made by someone trained in the Chinese methods of furniture making.&nbsp; my guess is the table portion could be early 20th century, but the tray portion looks and feels older.&nbsp; perhaps the table was constructed to keep the tray as an heirloom or keepsake.&nbsp; the tray is constructed with nails at the corners and as you can see, is braced at two corners as well.&nbsp; also, the overall appearance isn&#039;t as elegant as the table.&nbsp; also, the fit between the tray and the table is extremely tight.&nbsp; there&#039;s probably less than a 16th of an inch in wiggle room.&nbsp; i wish you could see the surface in person.&nbsp; i think these close-ups give a sense of the age and wear to the painted surface.&nbsp; the other thing that makes me think it&#039;s Chinese is, the vases look Chinese.&nbsp; anyway, thank you all for looking.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]472833[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]472834[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]472835[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]472836[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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