Take a second look,please

[Buddie11]

Posted this 4 or 5 months ago and no definite answer. Best answer I had was reproduction (not old), many on eBay. I've had many look at this and nobody is sure, very interesting is normally the response. For the last month or so it has been in local antique shop,hoping someone can identify it,no luck yet. I'm still a rookie, but looks old to me,hinges with flathead screws ,nailed brass decor. Sorry to post twice but this one nobody knows. Same pics as before , can't take anymore,shops closed.

[bigwull]

very ornate box for holding a whetstone

[mart]

How big is it and how deep ??  Do all the metal parts have that many tacks ??

[bigwull]

looks like its about 2in wide x 8in long and around 1.1/2in deep when closed..looks like sheesham wood.or maybe mango,or acacia..it does,nt look old,looks Indonesian..or there abouts,native made...for tourists,trinket box, not a lot of value...£10/£12,

[Buddie11]

More pics,like I said mart it is in an antique shop on display only,hard to put a price when your not sure. Dimensions?, store is closed.

[bigwull]

open view was deceiving...looks to be about 3 to 4in deep..but will still hold to trinket box

[Buddie11]

I think it is oak,could be wrong though. Bigwull it would be nice if you could have this in your hands,hard to tell from pics . I could send it to you in my next shipment of Canadian horse

[bigwull]

Don,t mind horse at all,.nowt wrong with it.....worked in France for a while,and on a pipe -laying barge in the gulf..and had gumbo almost every day...and after gumbo...horse was a welcome change...but on the news today..its been found in KFC in the US...

[Buddie11]

Bigwull ,does horse taste like beef? All kidding aside,from the pics do you think my item is old,authentic and where would you date it? Or is it just a piece of horse meat?

[KC]

Nice box.  I agree it looked like it was for a whetstone...but rather deep.

When I was in Russia they sold ground  horse meat instead of cow and when it's all you can get...you try it.  It wasn't bad.  Made horse stroganoff.  Been snorting ever since!  

[mart]

Box isn`t oak !!  I don`t think its any older than mid century !!

[Ipcress]

Don't think it's as old as that. They've tried to deceive by using an older hinge in the middle.