The English Registration Mark (called a Lozenge or Diamond) only tells the year of registration and nothing else and cannot guarantee it is the...
Agree with verybrad, 20thC copy. These are actually called "Wheel-back Windsor chairs", hence the wheel decoration in the back splat. They were...
Glad to have been of some help.
Perhaps consult a Derby collector's group possibly on FB or similar?
1780 to C1830 this mark was used and known as the Golden Age of Derby porcelain. Robert Bloor took over running the company from the Duesbury...
Good point about the keys but after further research, the originator of the company John Parsons did use the reverse keys on OSP as did...
Early-mid Victorian lidded serving dish. The spirit warming trays (mid-late Victorian)were separate items and rarely if ever matched. The lids...
I believe you are correct. To my knowledge, the Noritake back stamp came into being along with (second) US Tariff Act of that year demanding...
I cede your point re my mis-quote, in earnest, of an "American" furniture article and apologise for the mistake, as it was a sub article on an...
With respect, I'm not missing anything sir. It is a ludicrous assumption to say that every cabinet maker/competent carpenter-joiner from 1700 to...
May have come from a photgraper's studio but it's actually a monk's bench, which came in 3, 2 and single seat varieties. They date back to...
In large town or city from a decent cabinet maker I would agree with your sentiments re single chamfered panel, but not a provincial one as above...
Glad to agree o a somewhere near for the timeline. The reasons I had before my brief overview was: Not English from my lifetime in...
Meh, I'd like to see some of the 70's furniture produced like this. The key and lock are nowhere near 70s.
American provincial circa 1790 possibly as late as 1810/15. I can't help with value.
Agree. Definitely C1900 10 years or so either way, Tiger/quarter sawn oak.
Modern repro. The dogs should be opposing not facing the same way. . The curved log supports at the back are not long enough. Decorative pieces...
Both sets are called "bowls", not balls.
Agree with verybrad, totally home-made.
Not 100% sure but it's about the right size for a mid Victorian carpet bowl....
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