The image showing a sharply defined wooden corner with a small, flat brass plate fitted near the top edge is interesting. The metal piece is...
You make a fair point. While screws can of course be replaced, the overall construction, symmetry, and the machine-made brass hinges give the...
That’s a good point, and it probably reflects my own bias toward 18th- and 19th-century Western furniture.
The presence of machine-made screws places the object after the point when screw production became mechanised, generally meaning it cannot predate...
What’s interesting is the consistency of wear and patina inside as well as outside, which argues against a recently made box with artificially...
I can see why Biedermeier is suggested, especially in the restrained, functional appearance and the emphasis on proportion over ornament. My...
Thank you — I agree the general form aligns closely with Gustavian game tables, particularly in the proportions, lightness, and flip-top...
Oh, and i thought this was a extra interesting picture. Corner construction shows a clear frame-and-panel logic: the side panel is floating in a...
Early 19th-Century Mahogany Writing / Work Table (Norway) – Seeking Input I am documenting a mahogany writing/work table purchased in Norway and...
Purchased in Drammen, Norway – likely of English or Northern European origin?
No stamps on the locking mechanism. I agree with all the inputs - the furniture is sending me mixed signals...
I recently bought two pieces for $40 each (first pictures). I knew those were later reproductions, but while I was there the seller also offered...
Lovely drawers!
Im waiting for better photos... The reason for leaning older, rather than newer was the buttons, sort of mid-19th century? I would guess a 20th...
My wife wants a bureau and it would be cool to buy an old one and restore it lightly. I only have two pictures so far, could it be late...
Oh, and since the back of the drawer was very dark, here it is in better light[ATTACH]
I see! Ill make sure to keep that mind for next time.
I feel that full picture is a bit messy when I post many pictures together, it floods the thread...
Heres pictures of the mirror
Is it possibly to say anything about the pulls by looking at close-ups of one from the front and above?
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