Thanks! To me, the stretcher looks hand carved, and not machine made. Do the experts here agree? What wood is it, based on the grain? Oak?
Very nice! I don’t think people were as protective of many antiquities pre-WWII as in the modern age. Nice artwork as well. Your father was...
Those are all very nice!
I have nothing to add as to your clock. I do have, however, a very similar French clock (gold painted metal with blue and white porcelain, similar...
That looks very cool!
Gorgeous artifact! Please let us know what you do with it.
Looks great!
What does the back of the chair (including stretcher) look like?
Beautiful piece!
Gorgeous piece! Is this carved oak? The middle of the bottom front stretcher looks like a stylized Mayan headdress, which is a motif sometimes...
That is beautiful! Please keep it if you can, or donate it to someone you know who would love it. We have a lot of lovely antique furniture given...
Thanks. I tried to research the people named on it. Some things came up, but nothing promising. It would be cool to reunite it with a descendant....
The mica shade is fantastic! The finial creature reminds me of some Virden dog head lamps, even though it’s not the same.
That is very cool!
Nice! I took some 19th C chairs I’d purchased to my favorite upholstery shop. They said it was a good thing I got rid of the horsehair, as it was...
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