hello one and all. first post in these forums, I think I should introduce myselkf first. my name's Ignacio, I grew up in England but now live in Argentina. not too up to scratch in relation to victorian furnture, but I know what I like.
I have a question maybe someone can help me answer - it's a strange one. there's a local seller who's selling a couple of 'wooden sculptures' he described initially as japanese but has of late admitted to me he knows nothing about their origin (I think that when his father bought them 50 years back at an auction, maybe that's the way they where described).
they look to me like Griffons, or winged (female?) lions, o some styalised beast - and seem to belong to some piece of furniture they no longer are attatched to. but they are very odd indeed. I really don't know what they are.
here's a picture of one (the only picture available, sorry about the quality) -
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/5062/20650339hm5.jpg
they are currently the makeshift legs of a table, lol.
I really would like to know what they are. the price isn't great at all, but I am tempted to buy them simply due to how well they are carved.
are they part of victorian/western furniture, or possibly asian in origin?
help determining what these wooden sculptures are (griffons/part of furniture?)
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Antique Furniture Attributions thread on victorianforum.com · started July 16, 2008 by lovo · 1 post · discussion in 2008.
hello one and all. first post in these forums, I think I should introduce myselkf first. my name's Ignacio, I grew up in England but now live in Argentina. not too up to scratch in relation to victorian furnture, but I know what I like. I have a question maybe someone can…