With the pads on the *inside*, I don't see how this could be an expander.
Not really. They were made in pieces - base, body, and [arrgh, too early to think of the right words] decorative top because you couldn't get them...
Wonderful painting.
It's the signature (in Latin) of the artist: Andrea Solari.
Looking at the bottoms of his back feet, it sure looks like mohair to me.
Doubtful, since it's not St. Nino's Cross (my cousin's wife is Georgian and was raised in that country's Orthodox church).
What beautiful detail in the face!
The fabric in question is percale, in case you're interested.
Ah - yes, now with my glasses on, I see it. "!" Yeah, I'd say 1920s too. Very nice.
владикоI. I am thinking it's probably something like Bulgarian. It's punch-needle embroidery, done with a little needle very much like the...
I think the answer to your questions is "Yes". Yes, you will make money, and you will saturate the market for future sellers. Which is not your...
Rayon, viscose or acetate, with a cotton warp. Machine-woven, notice the fringe is applied, not merely the warp threads. Most likely from...
No way these stains are going to come out, and any kind of stress on the fabric is going to shatter it (not to mention cause rust on the frame)....
It has in my experience (and we're talking "kitchen chairs" here, i.e., furniture that's taking abuse). Just wash the thing down with TSP first.
Not everybody headed toward Gold Rush territory to pan gold. Merchants, saloonkeepers, assayers, barbers, undertakers, and independent...
I'd say 1880s, from the crimped bangs.
On the upside, they don't have a million "John Smiths" in the phone directory.
Oh, what would I call the design? "Original op-art waves"?
Nope, this one's the sort that was made from scratch - sort of the rug version of the "string" quilt. You just take something circular, like a...
Fake, and quite recent (note the closure).
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