Yep, I agree. Painted cottage furniture became a BIG DEAL! right after the Civil War and sells for decent money if in good condition at auction....
No matter what you call them, pottery people are on these utility benches like a bad habit, I have seen them sell for thousands at auction for...
Most people confuse water benches with bucket benches, similar form but they served a much different function. Water benches were communal...
Back in the day before indoor plumbing, bucket benches were a BIG DEAL! (not to be confused with water benches). Everything liquid particularly...
There are a blue million things this could be, first thing that crossed my mind was, bucket bench or similar utilitarian form. OTOH if you could...
It is early but that doesn't mean valuable, the form is odd and not likely to do well at an auction for example because the function just isn't...
As much as the traffic will bear! :cigar:
Speaking of the Chesapeake Bay region, BLUE CRABS! It's about the only thing I really miss about DC, the food! And the best seafood restaurant in...
Nor can I, has seen 18th-19th century Windsor writing chairs, some have a drawer below the seat but the rocker thingy is odd. Perhaps a teacher's...
Another thing I notice, the rails appear only an inch or two above the bottom board, pretty thin for a mattress and zero headboard to keep a...
OK, so 10 regular posts before you can sell stuff.
How old do you have to be to sell? :p Are there minimum posts or whatever to qualify to sell in seller's forum?
Not a clue. Early American furniture tends to be quirky at times so no telling.
Or this 17th-century English guy has wood wheels! "A posted corded bed with a truckle in a wealthy household.It has 5 curtains and a valence. Bed...
Indeed, not only does the solid board chamfered into the rails suggest a later date but the weight of it argues against a bed. Rope beds have been...
I was born in DC, spent the first 40 years of my life there but relocated to Charlotte NC 20 years ago. It was built by a joiner which can make...
What's the difference between a carpenter, joiner & cabinetmaker? A. nails, pegs & dovetails! :p
Well, hard to say if your piece is a trundle or not but, although early and built by a joiner I'd guess more likely 1st half 18th because of the...
The eastern shore of the Chesapeake (Va & Md) was rather isolated during the 18th-century. What this means furniture wise is, joiners by the late...
Are we sure it's a trundle bed? seems awful heavy to be doing much sliding in & out under a larger bed, especially considering early flooring...
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