Age of cabinet?

[hosman321]

I am having a minor...ok, a MAJOR love affair with this corner cabinet. I'm not even gonna talk to the mister about it just yet. I was just curious if anyone could tell from the pictures how old it might be? Late Victorian?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carved-ornate-corner-cabinet-aged-vintage-finish-/290638522958?pt=Antiques_Furniture&hash=item43ab67ea4e#ht_720wt_1270

[jacon4]

well, ad says its 20th century, 1900-1950. It's a copy of a colonial era corner cupboard, i like it, cool cupboard. One thing that may/ may not be an issue, the paint could be lead based which is a problem if young children are around.

[hosman321]

Maybe I should have looked at the ad a little more carefully, thank you Jacon!
I guess I don't totally mind if it's newer because it does look like pretty good quality and doesn't really have that "cheesy" fake painted look. But the price is a bit high for a newer cabinet, at least in my mind. Maybe I will write them and ask for a few more clear pictures just in case they are wrong. The cabinet is over 3 hours away so I can't really go look at it.   

[Rauville]

This is one example where I would look at the seller's feedback first, and then decide.

[hosman321]

Yeah, I noticed that they have 1 negative but it could just be a rude buyer from what I read. They could have been ticked off that the seller relisted the item so soon.

[KC]

The other thing that stand out to me is that the paint on the shell looks thicker/darker.  Inquire if it is in fact wood.  In the late 1900's they made replica pieces that had preformed pieces and they took the paint a little differently.

[hosman321]

I was thinking the same thing KC, I was trying to figure out if the shell was maybe made of metal. It would be much cooler if it's carved wood but I suppose metal would be alright too. I wrote and asked if they could send some more detailed pics, I'll let ya'll know when they respond.

[KC]

Some were made of plastic, resin, etc.

[hosman321]

Plastic/resin would probably be a deal breaker for me.

[mart]

I would be careful of that one !!  Out of 176 sales only 90% favorable feedback !!  Thats more than one bad one !!  I would have a problem with it saying "aged patina" rather than original patina !! It sounded to me as if it was artificially aged !!

[jacon4]

Plastic/resin would probably be a deal breaker for me.

LOL, Yeah, that would be quite a ways from carved wood, no doubt. These architectural corner cupboards sometimes had glass doors & barrel (round) backs and were used to display ones best silver,pewter, glass, etc. Why not ask questions of seller & ask for more pics if you are interested. Most sellers WANT clients to ask questions particularly if you cant see the object in person, much less confusion, disappointment after sale & shipping is completed.

[talesofthesevenseas]

Love the shell, it is a looker that is for sure, but I suspect that it might not be old, just old-looking. The paint looks like an age-distressed paint job to me, designed to appeal to the "shabby-chic" crowd. The seller states "unknown" as it if it is original or reproduction. That's one heck of a big red flag to me. There is no mention made of the type of wood. It could be particle board. I would ask for pictures of the backside, cabinet interior and the bottom of both pieces.

[talesofthesevenseas]

The seller only has twenty-nine feedbacks as a seller, the rest are as a buyer. Of those twenty-nine, two are negative and one is neutral. All three complained that the seller was difficult to work with and two of the three complained about the condition of the item, stating that it was not as described.

[mart]

Two negs out of 29,,, way too many for my comfort !!

[snowflake]

The shell looks like metal to me.

"I am having a minor...ok, a MAJOR love affair with this corner cabinet. " (Got a chuckle out of that!)   

I can see why you love it though! I have a built in corner cabinet in my kitchen. I think someone in the family back then, made it. Still, I love it!