THESE ARE NOT ANTIQUES BUT ARE VERY VERSATILE & WILL CERTAINLY AGE GRACEFULLY. THE AROMA COMING FROM THE FRESHLY SAWN TIMBER & THE NICE HONEY COLOURED PROTECTIVE COATING, IS VERY PLEASANT IN YOUR ROOM. IT SMELLS ESPECIALLY GOOD EACH TIME YOU LIFT THE LID. THE GRAIN & NOTCHES IN THE TIMBER ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL THEY WERE HAND MADE IN QLD BY AN RSL AGE PENSIONER, WHO BECAUSE OF THERE HEAVY WEIGHT HAS RETIRED TO MAKE, SMALLER, LIGHTER WOODEN ITEMS. WE HAVE FOR SALE HIS LAST 6 BOXES. AS THEY SAY ONCE THESE ARE GONE THERE WONT BE ANYMORE. THEY ARE GREAT FOR USE AS COFFEE TABLE STORAGE BOXES, 2 IN A CORNER WOULD BE WONDERFUL FOR CASUAL CONVERSATION SEATING. IN AUTUMN-WINTER NOTHING COULD BE BETTER ALONG SIDE THE FIREPLACE, FOR STORING YOUR WOOD. SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALSO FOUND THEM USEFUL ON THE FRONT VERANDAH FOR STORING ALL THE FAMILIES OUTDOOR SHOES. SOME PEOPLE HAVE PURCHASED A PAIR FOR THEMSELVES, FAMILY OR A FRIEND. UNTIL WE RUN OUT THEY ARE LOCATED AT ASHGROVE NR CNR ASHGROVE AVE, & KELVIN GROVE RD, 4.5Ks NW BRIS CBD. PH PETER ON 3356 8888