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<p>[QUOTE="Svenedin, post: 2353846, member: 15615"]As sure as I can reasonably be unless the (well-respected, Lapada member) dealer who sold it to me was lying or mistaken and this I think very unlikely given their reputation. It has had a new leather top and has been re-polished very recently. It certainly has knocks and bangs (and a few burns) in all the right places for the claimed age. It also has rather a lot of ink staining in two drawers and quite a lot of wear to the drawer runners which would take a very long time in normal use. I don’t know when Hobbs and Co went out of business but those are the original locks. I do agree though that is very unusual to see an Edwardian piece quite so immaculate, perhaps even over-restored but it didn’t belong to me before it was restored. Having said that, I have other pieces of definite, older provenance in as good condition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Svenedin, post: 2353846, member: 15615"]As sure as I can reasonably be unless the (well-respected, Lapada member) dealer who sold it to me was lying or mistaken and this I think very unlikely given their reputation. It has had a new leather top and has been re-polished very recently. It certainly has knocks and bangs (and a few burns) in all the right places for the claimed age. It also has rather a lot of ink staining in two drawers and quite a lot of wear to the drawer runners which would take a very long time in normal use. I don’t know when Hobbs and Co went out of business but those are the original locks. I do agree though that is very unusual to see an Edwardian piece quite so immaculate, perhaps even over-restored but it didn’t belong to me before it was restored. Having said that, I have other pieces of definite, older provenance in as good condition.[/QUOTE]
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