Pretty typical turn of the century steamer trunk. Someone has stripped off the fabric covering and refinished the wood. This is a pretty common...
The rush padding is to provide additional firm padding over the wooden rails to facillitate comfort and better fabric wear. It is an older,...
It is pretty common practice, when supplying refurbished upholstered goods to the decorator trade, that they be upholstered in white. This keeps...
This should do better in LA than it would here in the Midwest or South. Good luck!
This one sold for $80.00 [ATTACH]
Great that some relative's furniture story turns out to be true! Iconic art nouveau chair! Do let us know what happens as you decide what to do...
Think your painting is decorative, so the signature does not mean much. That said, perhaps it reads Androbert?
In my Midwest neck of the woods, a work table is more generic than this. Perhaps the term is used differently in other regions?
Since this is stained mahogany, I doubt it is oak. Meant to mimic mahogany, such furniture was usually made of mixed hardwoods, birch and poplar...
Architectural art certainly has a following. Perspective drawings of buildings are the most sought after. Not sure how something like this would...
They are generally known as blackamoors. Here is the Wikipedia page for blackamoor. Blackamoor (decorative arts) - Wikipedia
Frice? Price?
The estate sale I worked a couple years ago had hundreds. Most did not sell. Local ones brought a few bucks. Sent to auction and sold in lots...
Thanks for the pic. Nice book-matched flame mahogany.
Can tell you it is not American. Would like to see a pic of it closed up. Kind of reminds me of a Biedermeier piece but I am sure it is not any...
The general form is a sewing table with the lower drawer intended for yarn, fabric, etc. However, I found this very similar one fitted with a...
It is a walnut renaissance revival sewing table. Circa 1870.
With the new pics, I am not sure that first letter is an E.
I looked around a bit and included the search term orientalist besides the others mentioned. The only vase-form oil lamps I found were obvious...
I think if this were earlier, it would have a rolled rim and more ornate srap-work. Here is an earlier example. [IMG] This is being sold as...
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