Take this little table at a different auction house but still in NH yesterday, it sold for more than a period Pilgrim Century chest probably from...
One does not often get a chance at a masterpiece, especially an early one and southern as well, the $5100 I paid today was a bargain I think....
Thanks! Well, not out of my comfort zone but, there COULD be bigger fish to fry this Jan. In the end though I decided a bird in hand................
There are no known corner cupboards with original paint. A couple of Blanket Chests Yes, corner cupboards NO. The Blue interior paint on the...
I may flip this piece, I think I could double or triple my money if I did. If I restore it, could probably do better than that, I'll wait and see...
The Cobbs in New Hampshire, they thought the cupboard was "English". UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Not even close, this piece may as...
Post it, let's see what it looks like!
Yes, I remember that cupboard well! It was in the Grey family collection (RJ Reynolds family, tobacco people and major patron of MESDA). It was...
It's mine, $3750 hammer or about 5k with BP and tax. MORE than I wanted to pay, that's for sure. Especially with DuPont sale coming in Jan. Even...
Probably are original yes. The major thing that is MIA is the paint decoration, there are NO KNOWN cupboards that have their original decoration....
So, I got THAT goin for me!:hilarious:
The reason all this has come up is, in 20 mins one of these cupboards is going on the sale block. The auctioneer in New England has NO IDEA what...
At the dawn of the 18th century here there was a fundamental change in who and how furniture was built. Joiners, who had long been the dominant...
Indeed, another thing I notice is, no sold prices are posted which tells me a lot of horse-trading going on.
CONGRATS! Yes, seeing it in person is really the only way to confirm that a piece is antique, not sure why but the camera often misses details...
Good question and the answer is, I don't know! :p Guesses it is though based on that "Hitch" bracket which appears to be cast iron and it's my...
Are you sure it's a blanket chest? is there a glove/ditty box? Looks more like a tool chest as there are no feet/bracket base and those strap iron...
Well, it's hard yellow pine with a dovetailed case and the hinges look like they have been replaced/reset.
Yeah, this is the kind of piece one encounters in every antique mall in America and I am guessing most have been sitting there for decades. If I...
I am sticking to my $300-600 estimate as a fair price although since it's for personal use you could easily pay more & feel good about it. I would...
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