German 16thC Axe for comment

fspic · 6th February 2012, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by cornelistromp

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can someone of the forum help me with those marks or patterns in the wood?

Find old books showing common furniture of the place where you think this originated. That will often have similar markings. A lot of American furniture was chip carved by traveling carvers who did the diamond point chiseling on a lot of farm cabinets, beds, and furniture. There are likely to be general books on the old techniques and patterns for simple decorating of wood.

M ELEY · 7th February 2012, 04:43 AM

I've seen this type of decorative work and bone inlay of European crossbows ranging from 16th-19th century. It seems to me to be a legitimate older piece probably of the time period suggested at the start of this thread-

You may want to take a look online for some of the wood decorations on crossbows of the period...

BTW- An absolutely spectacular piece, Cornelis. Congrats!!!

Matchlock · 13th February 2012, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M ELEY

I've seen this type of decorative work and bone inlay of European crossbows ranging from 16th-19th century. It seems to me to be a legitimate older piece probably of the time period suggested at the start of this thread-

You may want to take a look online for some of the wood decorations on crossbows of the period...

BTW- An absolutely spectacular piece, Cornelis. Congrats!!!

Absolutely correct, Marc,

These are decorative symbols widely used by craftsmen on either metal or wooden objects from at least the 15th thru the 18thc., and so of course did the 19th c. art revival!

Thank you!

Best,
Michael

cornelistromp · 15th February 2012, 07:53 AM

thanks for the help and very useful tips and suggestions, I hope that the marks and pattern still will be found and posted in this thread.

regards from Amsterdam,
Jasper

M ELEY · 15th February 2012, 01:51 PM

Hello Michael,

Oh no, not art revival again!! I never realized how invasive this period was on earlier works. Worse than those Victorian copies of earlier swords. Is it your opinion, then, that Cornelis axe is 19th c.?

7th February 2012, 04:43 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	I've seen this type of decorative work and bone inlay of European crossbows ranging from 16th-19th century. It seems to me to be a legitimate older piece probably of the time period suggested at the start of this thread- You may want to take a look online for some of the wood decorations on crossbows of the period... BTW- An absolutely spectacular piece, Cornelis. Congrats!!!

15th February 2012, 07:53 AM	#4
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,060	thanks for the help and very useful tips and suggestions, I hope that the marks and pattern still will be found and posted in this thread. regards from Amsterdam, Jasper

15th February 2012, 01:51 PM	#5
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	Hello Michael, Oh no, not art revival again!! I never realized how invasive this period was on earlier works. Worse than those Victorian copies of earlier swords. Is it your opinion, then, that Cornelis axe is 19th c.?