I was struck by Eliza's strength in the photo.I normally don't buy 'instant ancestors'.
Beautiful piece Martin,but sadly I agree w/ OBB-looks like one of the numerous Chinese Muranos I've got in the vault.
Found this cabinet card sized albumen print photo yesterday.I'm guessing late 1860's-mid 1870's (?).The image is 5 1/2" by 4" mounted on period...
That would be one very rare table . Allright-just hide the damn ashtrays & beer bottles !
Cool piece.
Lots of tables,gigantic 1600's bindings not.
A tin foil helmet still wouldn't hurt-an ounce of prevention.God knows what's going on in those thousands of miles of tunnels beneath us.
It's def got character,interiors fine & solid.When Gerstner was founded in 1906,there were 20 toolbox manufacturers in the U.S.-prob also...
Ditto-Fine detective work.It's your piece but might think twice about turning into a table,unless you could manage to do it w/o harming the...
I thought abt posting this in 'Tools',then 'Furniture',then finally came here (hope it's somewhat appropriate !). I picked up a vintage H....
Sorry Whit-but my clear thinking accountant spouse will pull me out of it. when you go into an acquisition spiral-got to nip the binge in the...
That's like one of the lost artifacts I dream about-a few toys,my grandma's miniature ivory elephants,my mom's recipe box.
Like Andy Warhol's 'Factory' in NY.
Stolen,damned tragic :eek:
There'll be some skilled furniture pickers & art sleuths lining up for that one.Don't see these much anymore,except on TV. *Not as many barns...
Extraordinary piece & price-it's the size of a small door ! Wonderful to see something that old (almost 'ancient') on this site-thanks for the...
Maybe a professional illustrator's sketch. Was it removed from a sketch book perhaps & does the paper have a watermark ?
Thanks much all.Just the Chinese repeating the same forms & motifs decade after decade (like porcelain,etc.),
'look where others fear to tread- in that dirty box of tat or ratty orange box.'-KSW I found some fine stuff in dumpsters & crawlspaces when I was...
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