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Title: ANTIQUE WOODEN PEDESTAL FRUIT BOWL
Post by: Ma on September 10, 2013, 02:24:46 AM

Can anyone help me identify this lovely solid wood fruit bowl.It is very heavy and dark wood almost black.The flash makes it look lighter.It weighs 2kilos
also what it would be worth.Thanks

Title: Re: ANTIQUE WOODEN PEDESTAL FRUIT BOWL
Post by: bigwull on September 10, 2013, 05:03:06 AM

without any i.d marks its almost impossible to identify....looking at the base is that a stone insert

Title: Re: ANTIQUE WOODEN PEDESTAL FRUIT BOWL
Post by: Ma on September 10, 2013, 04:26:26 PM

Not stone it is solid wood.

Title: Re: ANTIQUE WOODEN PEDESTAL FRUIT BOWL
Post by: Rauville on September 10, 2013, 05:38:27 PM

Bigwull is correct...without being signed, those pieces are near impossible to pin down as to who made them.

There are some near famous makers of treenware that have well documented histories.
http://creeksideartgallery.com/articles/peaseware.html (http://creeksideartgallery.com/articles/peaseware.html)

Title: Re: ANTIQUE WOODEN PEDESTAL FRUIT BOWL
Post by: mart on September 10, 2013, 05:46:39 PM

Its a beautiful fruit bowl but in todays market, and depending on where you sell it,,value is maybe $20. to $30. on a good day !!

Title: Re: ANTIQUE WOODEN PEDESTAL FRUIT BOWL
Post by: Ma on November 27, 2013, 02:30:07 AM

I got $54Aus. For it.I think it was early 1900"s
Thanks guys

Title: Re: ANTIQUE WOODEN PEDESTAL FRUIT BOWL
Post by: mart on November 27, 2013, 07:54:14 PM

Glad you did well on it !!   Did not know you were in AU !!