I am trying to determine the value of this antique magazine rack side table. It is 12" x 24" x 24"h. Any information is much appreciated.
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Everything about this table seems to be a 'contradictory in terms' as every piece seems to be from a different area/country.
The pictures do not tell a good enough story to be able to do research.
Maybe with some more information someone might be able to help.
You say antique so how did you find out this is an antique? Has it been in your family? Or do you have some knowledge of its past?
What is the trim around the table top made of?
Is the marking on the top inlaid? Made of what type material?
Where are you finding the company marking?
If underneath the top - please post a couple of pictures of the underside.
Also post a picture of the full side view.
When I say contradictory this is what I mean:
The 'picture' on top appears to be Oriental/Asian while the design on the side seems to a German Swastika (although backwards in your picture).
I do not believe the two would be on the same piece but perhaps many years ago this could have happened.
The wording about the company has 'This Cabinet made by...' and I'm not sure this would have been called a cabinet.
Maybe with a little more information and pictures someone will find something beneficial.
Hopefully, another member, Pghgirl, will see this and make some comments as she has a lot more knowledge about 'strange' furniture.
This is very strange I can't even find anything at all about this company online. There doesn't seem to be any listing for it or about the furniture that they have made in the past. I think your best best in locating more information about the table would be through a vintage dealer in your area.
I to had a hard time finding any info, except that this company manufactured other machinery pieces, nothing to do with wood. It also has a hand painted emblem that doesn't look like it came with the piece. Take your pictures to a furniture dealer/appraiser for answers.
This is a very interesting piece. It looks to be a hodge podge of different elements. The backwards Swastika is actually a Shinto symbol, but also a culturally important symbol of Eurasian origins. In the Western world, it was a symbol of auspiciousness and good luck until the 1930s when the right-facing form became a feature of Nazi symbolism as an emblem of the Aryan race.
A lot of really old furniture uses this symbol
SOURCES:
www.bbc.com/
www.1stdibs.com/
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