If you want to continue to use the original springs, you could use eye bolts to replace each of the grommets. Maybe leave the webbing on the top...
OP hasn't been here since June 2019 so we'll probably never know. My guess is that the collection had a lot more value in the opinion of OP, than...
I read a new post in the Guardian newspaper about France selling off some of their antique furniture in September in order to help pay for...
I always wonder whether posts that are multiple of 20, i.e. last post before a new page, are ever noticed, especially when a post on a new page...
Swastika is definitely used by Navajo, but that is thousands of miles away from the Penobscot. As far as I can tell the swastika (whirling log)...
Ran across an article in the Irish Examiner that may be of interest. Mostly focused on the big auction houses. "The future of art and antiques...
Maybe there will be pent up demand for antiques when the shutdown is lifted? :D...
Nevr Dull or Weiman Silver Wipes, etc should be fine. I just use packaged silver polish on a disposable cotton rag - I think you're fine with any...
But only from the waist up, assuming you're zoom working, right? :D
Yes, you should join. It is free, and a useful resource to look up values. The last three that anund posted sold for $150, $125, and $125. These...
JOURNEYMAGAZINE - WHY ARE THE TITLES OF YOUR POSTS ALWAYS IN SOLID CAPS? COULD YOU CHANGE THAT OR SHOULD WE ALL BE POSTING TITLES IN SOLID CAPS?...
So its been more than a month. I'm not an online seller so have no way to judge. For those that DO sell online, how are sales going? Better,...
It is made in the 20th century, though agree that later in the century is more likely. Not a side chair so a more correct name would be:...
I pulled out the report; saw it was done in 1998. She did a very comprehensive job. Interesting, her report found seventeen layers of paint, with...
Even Skinner, which has been selling online for quite a while, sometimes only gives a single picture. Not good when you can get better pics from...
You won't know what they are unless you can see them in person, hold them in hand, test what they are made of, examine construction, etc. A quick...
This style of desk is not an american form, but agree the ogee moldings would be very much a mid 19th century, Classical revival style. One sees a...
Agree with everyone who's saying don't mess with it. If the top was destroyed then by all means go for it to make it usable. But it is all there...
Susan Buck does know historic paint. We have a house in the historic district of our old new england town. It had been all white for as long as...
The mark is meant to look like a Meissen mark, but it isn't a Meissen mark and isn't Meissen quality. The quality of the fingers is not high, so I...
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