With antique furniture, a correct restoration increases it's value over 90% of the time.
The date, 1807 was at the height of the Federal period in America, and the dominant furniture syles were Sheraton & Hepplewhite, English designs...
Sorry, Not a clue! Never even heard of Harmonists until just now.:sorry::oops:
YIKES! It sold for 360,000 EUR, not exactly giving it away.
One other thing I'd mention although it'll probably upset some, the rose motif carved into the wood and cast on the hardware as well, is probably...
Those narrow dovetails are typical of English work, some claim England resisted the industrial (steam) power in their furniture-making world and...
Yeah, as Ghopper said, odd. Perhaps this maker was short on machine carving & veneer tools but, he did have a lathe! "Hey! we gotta put SOMETHING...
Yes, the Tudor period is an interesting part of English history. The exploration of America and the plays of William Shakespeare. During the...
They are called "Cup & Cover" or sometimes called Elizabethan Orbs. Popular in the 16th - 17th century, here is a period one at Marhamchurch....
Yeah, a bit of Pilgrim century there with those spindles, don't think I have ever seen any on a Victorian-era piece. QUIRKY! which is in keeping...
LOL, Oh Dear! this is worse than I thought!:hilarious: Somebody call a doctor!:nurse::eek:
LOL, advises Ruth to PUT THE WINE GLASS DOWN!:hilarious:
Now that I think about it, I probably have a piece or 2 that should not be here, the Bird chest comes immediately to mind. There are only 20 known...
????? I am not following you, AT ALL!:confused: Thing is, it is probably true that many if not most of the objects this guy collected should...
What table, I didn't/don't see the table???:p According to those that have viewed it, Bill's collection is very Pennsylvania-centric, so not sure...
I wondered about that, what did Bill donate/will to Winterthur that is in his collection. Haven't heard a word about it since the sale...
LOL, I am not surprised but one thing for certain, it's not oak. Wood/timber/furniture does not photograph well, I have been fooled more than...
I've been to Montreal but never that restaurant, still, Trip Advisor??? I can't think of a worse source about anything on the planet! CRISFIELD!...
This makes me think of CRISFIELD! The best seafood restaurant in the USA, bar none! I miss it as well as others, it's about the only thing I...
All of them, I have never ordered fish & chips in my entire life.
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