Are these probably Chinese characters I marked in the box? [ATTACH]
I really have to thank you all guys. Even if we were not able to discover the exact origin of this piece, you definitely narrowed the field. I am...
I don't recall them to ever have copied also the old manufacturers marks. Furthermore - just look at the inside of the cabinet… it has seen...
By "import" you mean a piece made in Europe and then sent to the US or Canada? Or an import from elsewhere? Did they do it those days even with...
Ok, thanks… I have to admit I thought of something different :) I figured you spoke about the slightly rounded ends of the sides of the drawer...
thanks, with bevel you mean the slightly rounded rear ends of the drawer in the second picture from below?
Well... nobody could use all the newly provided information? :(
So, reverting to this mystery… as promised some new pictures…. first of all I found I company mark. "The Kensington Furn. Co. Ltd." This narrows...
exactly! I mean during the aesthetic period there was a lot of Asien influence, but this piece is definitely not a bit Asian in style and I do not...
Just as I suspected. :) Really unusual thing it is… I also thought of the Indian influence, so around the time when Victoria became Empress of...
Hi Judy, I am not as new as my "title" here says ;) But thank you anyway, hope for many replies...or actually just for one, explaining everything :D
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Good afternoon everyone. I have here a rather unusual drop front bureau and I really have difficulties with it… I remember to...
For me it looks rather like a souvenir. Maybe an older one. The small size of this bust and also the comparatively simple quality also speak in...
The bad thing about anything with Chinese origin is that you actually never can say if it is a genuine antique piece or just a reproduction. The...
I thought all these chinese, Indian and japanese styles of the 19th century were just part of the A+C movement…thanks for the correction....
Well, I guess I made it more complicated for me than neccessary: I asked myself what could it be if it was genuine? Nothing really Asian. The...
I think it would be a good idea to give the thread starter also some explanations why a certain decision about the age or actually about lacking...
You know, a good idea...But I think the piano hinge doesn't make much sense then. I don't think these early TVs used to have that many controls,...
Maybe my English is bad, sorry for that, but I actually meant that there was something else on the top board than leather or velvet as you...
Glad if I was of any help :) Actually in order to understand what exactly was made with this piece during its lifetime you would have to check for...
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