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   Sphere | Feb 12, 2009 09:47pm | #1

   I've come across similar from India.

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   hubcap | Feb 13, 2009 12:52am | #6

   I figured you would have an ideatag on it said medieval Spain
   then really small "maybe"No Tag

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   Sphere | Feb 13, 2009 12:57am | #7

   If you can guess the species ( rosewood comes to mind) you can guess the location and possibly the era.

   But there are tons of reproductions floating around, and many things from Africa, Indonesia, Viet Nam and other places are still hand carved. I have a pair of doors , 3/0x6/6 that are one slab of mahagony in about a 5" wide stile and rail. All hand whittled and shipped over from Africa.  Found em in an antique shop and he had about 20 shipped over.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   hubcap | Feb 13, 2009 01:23am | #8

   yeah, we have some chests and bigger cabinets from India that are supposed to be antiques. They aren't- but who cares? We like 'em.Same thing with this.wife just wondered if it was really oldNo Tag

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   john7g | Feb 12, 2009 10:13pm | #2

   that's known as cattus lickus and similar exp as Sphere for the source.  India. 

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   hubcap | Feb 13, 2009 12:49am | #5

   you sooooo had meI'm thinking "dude he even knows the latin name..."No Tag

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   john7g | Feb 13, 2009 02:17am | #10

   >sooooo had me<

   it's all in the delivery.  If you can't blind 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with...

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   AitchKay | Feb 13, 2009 04:23am | #12

   That's what I was thinking, and judging from the cat applique, I doubt it's more than 20 years old.AitchKay

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   bd | Feb 12, 2009 10:50pm | #3

   If you want more input, try posting over in the Knots forum.

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   hubcap | Feb 13, 2009 12:47am | #4

   yeah I will try that later when I get homeNo Tag

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   Piffin | Feb 13, 2009 01:34am | #9

   Isn'tthat the one they were looking for in the movie "RaIDERS OF THE LOST ARK?

    

    

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   hubcap | Feb 13, 2009 05:11am | #13

   lol-that's exactly what I told my wife it wasNo Tag

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   JeffBuck | Feb 13, 2009 02:27am | #11

   functions well as a cat stand ...

   I'm thinking Egyptian.

    

   they were big into cats, right?

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   hubcap | Feb 13, 2009 05:15am | #14

   Si'No Tag

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   Dreamcatcher | Feb 13, 2009 07:58am | #15

   "anybody know where I might find out when and where this style cabinet was built?"

   try checking with Antiques Road Show.

   I'd insure it for $86,000 if I was you.

   DC

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   hubcap | Feb 13, 2009 03:26pm | #16

   $86,000.00?seems lowthis is a genuine Indian/ Spanish/ Egyptian solid old wood "arc of the covenant cabinet" after all.No Tag