What is the weight of all the silver pieces together?
Quite right, I was researching Thonet a couple years ago and found a couple good books at my local library. Thonet has a long history and a long...
Thanks all for chiming in, I learned a lot. Including that I should sometimes look again and more closely!
Sorry, you're absolutely right, I somehow missed the II at the end, so this must be the same guy who simply changed his sig a little over time....
Old fans are pretty simple I've fixed a few. Wires go to switch and ground, then wire goes from switch and ground to brushes and to the...
The OP's is a greatly simplified version of that one, so probably quite a bit later and possibly made in Eastern Europe and no longer by Thonet;...
Fuzzy (fleece) covered beaters give a more muffled hit, and smooth ones like this give a more percussive hard hit. Head shape also varies the...
Couple things. First of all this isn't by Art Charlie II, which was the piece in the other thread, but by Art Charlie who is clearly a different...
This is my thinking, though it is all guesswork unless someone can fill in some real facts. The price tag doesn't look new - say 60's to 80's...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I almost never see West Coast native pieces here in New England, but when I do I try to get them. Here is one of only...
No, not an antique, but looks nice. I would say oak arms and crest, rest something else (maple maybe?)
It's a very loose interpretation of a 17th century American/English chair made by combining a few different styles into one and putting rockers on...
You should read the recent thread about Conant Ball. I think this is similar - the Kent-Coffey furniture that is in relatively high demand and...
Cool, I didn't even recognize it as a Naga (nor had I actually heard of a Naga). What is that much larger beast on the base - it looks kind of...
I don't have any experience with Cambodian stuff, but I think Indonesian is also possible.
Base doesn't look like urbach to me. Maybe MIJ (made in Japan)?
No connection to classic Stickley furniture design. Stickley Furniture is still in business and maybe made this, but I doubt it. I'm curious what...
Some Conant Ball goes for a lot of money because it was designed by a well known mid century designer Russell Wright. But there is a lot of...
I don't see a holocaust connection. I have known auctioneers to get a bit "creative"with their descriptions to help sales. I think it's hand...
I don't think anyone thinks it is that old. Either late Qing - which lasted to 1911, or later than that in republic period. Looks like brass rim...
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