No, Rocky Hill is the name of his farm I think in Newark Delaware, small-town about 1/2 way between Baltimore & Philadelphia. Part of the Delaware...
Yeah, that's what I am afraid of, a collection like this only comes along once in a lifetime, if that! I had planned on remodeling my master bath...
According to someone I know who has viewed this collection, even that bed warmer in the above photo hanging on the wall is a very important piece....
Ditto! Bill was into a lot of other stuff besides furniture, early guns, metal, paintings, silver, coins, etc. so there is probably something for...
Knew it was coming, just didn't know when or where, this Jan. 2022 during the Americana Week in NYC at Sotheby's. This guy assembled one of the...
Guesses French lock based on this article, I don't think English or American but, the pull is an English rosette bail handle so I dunno. Never...
It's different, that's for sure. If you decide to restore your dresser you might consider paint.
Indeed they do, the "fall-board" usually covers the entire upper section on period plantation desks. Guessing liberties were taken with OP desk,...
Looks like a 20th-century reproduction of a plantation desk.
Well, the "Knotty Pine" drawer fronts kinda give it away, this simply wasn't done in the 19th century.
This looks like Victorian Cottage furniture to me, C. 1860s that has lost its paint somewhere along the way. Cottage furniture was a smash hit...
Tried for years to get a period American Chippendale-looking glass and finally gave up & bought an English one. No, it's not American but, it's...
Yep, what @Houseful & @verybrad said, Georgian in England & Chippendale in America. (last quarter 18th century) Guesses 20th century as well on...
It's a reproduction of a Welsh dresser/cupboard, sometimes called a Pewter cupboard, used for displaying plates/china.
Tried to upload a video on coloring missing veneer with paint, DIDN'T WORK!
"It takes a time and adjustment to get the color perfect, there are multiple Colors of pigments involved, and dye stains to affect the richer...
It's Hepplewhite in style, a bow/serpentine front sideboard although it isn't period. Yes, the veneer is damaged and tricky to repair/replace. I...
Wait for others to post as this is not in my area of interest and so very limited knowledge. In general though Conant Ball is very well known for...
https://www.myantiquefurniturecollection.com/identifying-famous-reproductions-of-old-new-england-furniture-by-conant-ball-co.-part-2-1041.html
No, it isn't but it could be getting close, guesses 1930s-1940s Conant Ball was founded in Gardner Mass. & made good quality colonial...
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