Chinese/Asian - desk or table - wood is very heavy

[silverdollarbill]

Hey Everyone,

This is was given to a friend of mine and they said came from a dump. It looks Asian and I think Chinese. One the back of the top, there are inserts for a piece I don't have. Lots of carving and clawed feet. I don't know what the wood is, but it's really, really heavy. The weight is what stood out the most.

Anyone have any thoughts?

bill

 

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[randazzo1]

To me it has a chippendale look to it. There is something called chinese chippendale but I forget what it is.

 

[oyat]

Jepara

 

[islamoradamark]

looks really nice now you need to look for a secret compartment maybe all that heavy might be treasure inside

 

[tamrock]

Nice piece of furniture. I'd say it looks Chinese.

 

[kray]

Good chance it's rosewood.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice piece of furniture!

 

[silverdollarbill]

Thanks everyone! I'm always blown away by the knowledge here. I never heard of Chippendale Jepara, but after looking it up it does look like it.

I looked at it more and the joints underneath and drawers where not made with a high level of skill. It has also been damaged and repaired. See pics below.

Did a little more research and I think it may be a cheap / relatively modern piece made in Indonesia.

Let me know if anyone else has any thoughts.

My wife wants it gone, so may just put on CL for cheap.

 

[silverdollarbill]

So, it turns out this is probably late 19th century/early 20th century Chinese. It's a vanity that is missing the mirror. There is a extremely nice one on eBay with the mirror listed for $2K. My wife wanted it gone, so I sold it for a couple hundred....and she wanted to throw it out.