https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/benches/italian-early-17th-century-painted-renaissance-cassone/id-f_264267/ this is probably the idea.
after a closer look it seems the feet and moulding are revival period replacements. The top has one board that looks original. Original hinge...
Thank you. Certainly looks much older in person. I will get better photos once it's unloaded. I was thinking French or Italian maybe. Possibly...
looking at this oak coffer tomorrow. any thoughts on the when and where of this style?[IMG]
Sorry for the photos. This pine pice is signed with a large incised S on the underside. It is an early piece, with traces of paint under table....
yes, that's what I was thinking. The question I guess is did an immigrant make it in the style. Someone who saw it seems to think the columns...
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A lock on top. The other drawers no locks but mortised to one side of hole I guess for turning key to open drawers. so the knobs may be added.
Any chance this is American? I think German or Scandinavian, but others are not sure. All pine, very thick. Lots of imperial dimensions in the...
We have 2 pieces of original cover art from the artists Oscar Greiner and Frederick S. Manning. Not sure if we're going to find if they were ever...
After I posted I found some examples that matched up really well with the wood, primitive saw marks and adze patterns. The preservation of the...
any ideas who this trickster batman looking guy might be? Large piece, dense wood. Suppose Chancay? 32 inches tall and 6 inches deep. [IMG]
It's actually very sturdy the top being so light. The top seems older, but there are no signs it has been attached to anything else. The pedestal...
walnut and rosewood veneer worktable. could you guess the origin? possibly Italian? I think it's mostly pieced together...the offset top is...
Looking for help dating this chest. walnut veneer on pine. lots of young or late growth pine in drawer construction...had some work if not total...
it is alabaster
alabaster...maybe marble. will have to look again.
Anyone know much about dating these? I think Mandalay period based on rounder face and no finial. [IMG]
sorry, what I meant was if anyone can ID the sculpture this cast piece is based on. I'm not sure what it is, was sent the picture by someone who...
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