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terryt
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11/10/2015 4:28 am  

Scored this little beauty yesterday and thought it might be from England???? Because the two woods are similar to another 7 drawer chest I purchased years ago my research leads me to believe it's from the same area. Is the wood afromosia (sp)?
The body is mostly veneer, the legs etc are solid in another darker wood walnut? and the drawers have lovely dovetailing see images. Does anybody know anything about
this dandy? Thanks so much in advance as I only ask here after doing a very thorough search, but this time to no avail.
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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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11/10/2015 8:08 am  

It is teak veneer, at least I the face. And the solid wood trim pieces are Afrormosia. Very plausibly English based on that to my eye, but then I am a very long way from England.


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terryt
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11/10/2015 6:05 pm  

Thanks Leif! You always come through with info that helps. Did the Scandinavian products use this sort of dove detailing as a method of joinery? Also, I am perplexed as to why they drilled two exterior (flat head) screws on either side of the drop front to
anchor the folding hardware. It seems to me that the Danish would not have done this.
As a side note, I just visited Copenhagen last month and was able to visit the fabulous Klassik showroom as well as Bruun Rasmussen auction house. Loved the area and the friendliness of the people.


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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11/10/2015 6:25 pm  

Scandinavian drawers were usually done with a dado along the side that functioned as the drawer slide. I've only ever seen one drawer case that I believe to be Scandinavian that was NOT done in some version of this.
That would suggest to me that the piece is like NOT Scandinavian.
Are those dovetails cut into particleboard? (That is what it looks like, and not an indication of high end quality *cough*).
There is plenty of Afrormosia used in Danish pieces, but it tends not to be used as edge banding/trim. Usually the piece is solid afrormosia, or it is used for less obvious bits and pieces like on the underside or as the substrate for a drawer front with teak veneer over top. Or something that has to be one piece of wood but is only exposed in a few places, like a frame that will have cane over it.
Based on construction and wood choice, I suspect it is not Scandinavian.


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terryt
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11/10/2015 7:00 pm  

Thanks Leif!
Yes, the drawer dovetailing is cut into the drawer faces which are veneer wrapped over MDF or particleboard. The drawer sides and backs are solid wood, but the drawer bottoms are not. (particle board, me thinks)
I didn't pay a lot for this cutie….. I thought the lines were nice and overall the desk is well made. A production piece most likely. Was afrormosia wood used in American pieces?
Thanks again for all of your fantastic knowledge and willingness to share!


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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11/10/2015 7:53 pm  

I seriously, seriously doubt it is American.


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