Posted 10 years ago
astralmind
(5 items)
I've stumbled on this big one and thought it looked rather unusual in terms of format and design. Thin slats, tall, robust yet stylish. The orangish color somewhat hints at a more recent staining but I can't tell from when and where this trunk originates. Besides its Korean name, not much info!
Is it a rare find or a complete dud ? Comments much appreciated!
Thanks.
Beautiful highly sought after oak slat trunk... tung oil it well and it will stand out.. this would be a rare model of one -- have not seen this type. I think it is a bit newer than most of the ones made, perhaps early 1900's. Look up oak slat trunk and you will see examples, including one I have on my post for comparison... Welcome to Collector's Weekly! Rare find and not a dud by any means...
Thank you so much for the very quick reply, appreciated. Well.. I'll have to move to a bigger home! I wanted to mainly focus on dome/barrel trunk pre 1900s but this one caught my attention because it seemed unusual and had a certain je ne sais quoi.
Would you strip the current varnish/stain or leave as is and just apply a fresh coat of tung oil ?
Yes I would strip off the old varnish and then tung oil the cr_p out of it. Tung oil gives a nice luster to oak. There are a few oak slat trunks on this site -- I think you type in the word in the search bar... or something.. You have a good eye to pick this one up.