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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hallingdalen, post: 11798102, member: 93477&quot;]Thanks for the input, that’s an interesting comparison. I can see the resemblance in the foot articulation, but the main reasons I’m leaning earlier than the 1880s–1890s are construction related.</p><p><br /></p><p>The birch burl veneer appears unusually thick and looks like sawn veneer rather than later machine-cut veneer. The underside also shows rough hand planing and individually fitted support blocks rather than standardized factory work. </p><p><br /></p><p>Combined with the use of masur birch and a form clearly derived from Regency or William IV centre tables, it makes me think this may be a Nordic workshop interpretation of an earlier English model, likely mid-19th century rather than late Victorian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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