It's called the Angel Oak, located in Charleston SC, and reported to be the oldest living thing east of the Mississippi River, between 500-1500...
LOL, Here we go, AGAIN! At the same auction house (Freeman's) with a REDUCED estimate, 15-25k. This same chest was offered last Oct at the same...
The estimate was $400-600, that fabric killed the form & the sale.
Yep, auction zip /ghopper beat me to it, neoclassical being the keyword there. What Book said, not a fan of the covering on zip love seat, much...
It's called the Angel Oak and it's located in Charleston SC and reported to be the oldest living thing east of the Mississippi River, somewhere...
Indeed, as someone who often reaches for objects at auction that are beyond my means unless a miracle happens, I usually start the thread with the...
Indeed, if your interest is in early American furniture. The bible, of course, is Wallace Nutting's "Furniture Treasury" published in 1928....
Here it is or half of it, one sold on worthpoint but unless you have an account, doesn't say how much....
No photo of the cabinet pull, wonder why.
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Still, as Ruth said, it's old whether period or not, I'll guess 2nd half 19th century.
Take your time, no rush. Just thinking, if those pulls are a likeness of TJ, it's not a good sign, period-wise. Federal furniture period is...
It's looking more period all the time, how about photos of the back, back of drawers, drawer sides, etc It's 19th century for sure, Ruth was...
Jefferson?
A BUYER emerges! Good points all, even if not period and the SIZE is on the smaller side of this form and the price is right......... I remain...
Well, it's crotch flame mahogany veneer so you got THAT going for you, is it period? I don't know with the photos provided but I kinda doubt it is...
I drift off, as you well know, ditto the other forum as well, there just isn't / hasn't been anything to post about.
Well, it never or rarely shows up on this site and when it does, it's usually junk cobbled together from old parts. Way too many to list, you...
@Wentworth , you keep plowing the same ground, I dimly remember an "Elizabethan" cupboard you posted about a few weeks ago. These pieces are not...
Your cupboard is a 19th-century style piece that has lived a very hard life, value would be minimal.
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