The form is a "Jelly" cupboard. I'd guess late 19th-early 20th century. Kind of a must back in the day when people canned jelly/food, utilitarian...
Yep, it's getting tougher out there, no doubt!
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No, I got it but wasn't sure if OP did.:) Hate to see someone drop a grand or so on a repair job based on a 1stDibs price!:eek:
Agreed, additionally, the internet is not your friend when it comes to hidden treasures. Charity shops may not yet have the visibility that...
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL!:happy: Your example of the 5k MCM cab is, I am guessing VERY rare but, the question then becomes how much time/hours does it...
Exactly, I.E. correctly restored you would have more money in this chair than you could reasonably expect to get on a resale. A LOT MORE!:happy:
Agrees 100%, you notice 1stDibs does NOT show sold prices which is all that really counts. 1stDibs has what I call FANTASY prices or prices that...
Generally speaking again, you are not going to find pre 1850 hand-built antique furniture in a charity, thrift, garage, yard type sales. It just...
You can't "see" the construction details on your chair except for one, the carved medallion in the second photo, it appears to be machined carved...
Getting back to your chair, popular during the Federal period (1790-1830), is it built by hand or machine? If the latter (as it appears in photos)...
Of course, once you get to the 1840s-1850 in the USA, steam power came in and that was THAT! Furniture built by hand became a thing of the past as...
Free chairs. Worth anything? There is a reason why they are free. By the time you "fixed" them, you would lose money on any resale.
Of course, their patent ran out and now everyone has copied that design but, that doesn't matter. It is TOTO's claim to fame and that's THAT! The...
There we have it! Another plumbing mystery SOLVED! The UK is just a SMALL step away from antique baths, A HOLE IN THE GROUND!:hilarious: TOTO are...
LOL, Good to hear! Lead is a tricky substance, no doubt!
No one cares about the UK when it comes to plumbing, the USA invented modern plumbing. American Standard used to be the big dog in the plumbing...
Getting back to OP water closet value, it is zero. No one (except a few on this forum) is installing used plumbing fixtures on new plumbing...
Not a problem! There is an ejector pump on that sanitary lateral that I didn't show!:rolleyes::p:eek::oops:
A quicky drawing sometimes works better than text, showing the principle of modern plumbing. Plumbing systems can get complicated in a hurry!...
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