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Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi
Salaams Fernando... I will have a guess and state that you have here a specialized carpenters toolbox ...The carpenter a specialist in cabinet making ...I have a Portuguese/ Goan small chest which I will post picture... inlaid with simple Ivory though I have seen very intricate designs also...The Key is the same or similar on my item. This looks like a European wood as you say "Oak" whereas here they tended to be Jacaranda wood. Very Interesting.
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.
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Maybe ... maybe not, Ibrahiim. Carpenter boxes would have a more practical shape; not with that faceted chest top, not so many iron work and not so small; those sections would hardly support carpenter tools. And that 'secret' compartment beneath the top looks more like being for a domestic purpose.
My assumption that the wood is oak is based on the guy that sold it to me, who works in the timber trade.