Can someone identify the age, era and/or provenance for a cabinet with this drawer

[Decdac]

 

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[Tony in SC]

It may be easier to tell the age by seeing the joints in the corners also?

 

[bradyboy]

wheres the rest of it?
brady

 

[Decdac]

 

[Decdac]

And maybe you could identify the wood of me. Jaceranda maybe? And looking at the style the only style I can seem to find that look similar is Spanish/Portuguese colonial? If so is it a later reproduction in the style or is original to era? I have no idea, could be on completely wrong track.

 

[smokeythecat]

Welcome! It appears to be from the William and Mary period. There are several characteristics which stand out. The paneled front, fancy escutcheons, dovetailed construction, and teardrop handles with rounded "ball" feet. These characteristics were typical of the period. After this period the Queen Anne furniture style became commonplace with more flowing features, and smoother lines.

The wood APPEARS to be either oak or American Chestnut. I'm thinking oak. All hardware including hinges should be hand made. Any nails holding the drawer backs on should have square heads.

I hope it's an original. If so it dates to the first quarter of the 18th century.

 

[Decdac]

That?s very interesting. Thank you

So the nails fastening the back of the drawer are square. As for whether the hardware is hand made or machined I can?t tell. See photos and let me know what you think and why you think it.

 

[cw0909]

talked to a friend that deals in vintage/antique furniture, its the dovetails that hint at age
he said without seeing the piece the draws could have been reproduced for the piece. so
look at the links and look under and back of draws,and bottom of piece for marks tags
he said if he finds good links that show how the body of a piece is constructed, he will send
and ill post
dovetails
https://www.realorrepro.com/article/Furniture-made-to-fool
https://www.harpgallery.com/library/dovetails.htm

 

[GoldieLocks]

I have a feeling this is a remake throwback neo made in the 1960's of possibly German 1875-1918? style. 1920's-mid 1970's has a lot of neo remakes in many types of Art.

 

[Decdac]

They are great resources! Thanks

See clearer of dovetail joints. Seems they would indicate machined qualities with pins and tails equally spaced. However it doesn’t seem they fit perfectly, with some kind of filler. Does this maybe indicate they are made by hand. Also the joints on the back of drawer bottom panel seem to narrow at the end—don’t know if this is fake or indicative of early 18th century age. I really still don’t know if repo or authentic. Waiting for someone to point at the smoking gun.

 

[xaos]

I am more interested in the photographs that the desk!!!

 

[Almy]

I see ring porous hardwood but can't see the large rays of oak. You might be able to see them in person. Oak rays are very large and easily visible to the naked eye, even from several feet away. The hardware, joints, finish and construction looks authentically old to me. I'm a wood scientist and technologist, by the way.

 

[Doubter in MD]

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I'm a wood scientist and technologist, by the way.

That's what she said.

 

[SusanMN]

It looks very Art Deco, 20’s, to me.