Yep, they probably did! This is one reason why I am not concerned in the slightest about the current depression in prices. It allows long time...
I am betting the Jefferson table never saw the inside of a tavern either! :p
OTOH, this "tavern" table sold for $120,000. last year, in Cherry, Virginia C. 1730. Once owned by Thomas Jefferson so the historical value...
Well, it's attributed, not signed/labeled so there is that. :) At least according to Neal auction...
OTOH, IF you had say a Belter carved rosewood bed, that 10k number would be in play. Sold in 2017 for $12000. John Henry Belter bed...
No, your friend has misinformed you, to get that kind of number your bedroom suite would need to be labeled by a famous maker, Herter, Roux,...
Well, Yes & No! :confused::hilarious: "Tavern" table is the name these small tables are known by today and, it's true 18th century taverns used...
Not me!:singing: Most of the stuff I have is in the 250-350 year old range, it has seen it ALL before! many times I am betting.:hilarious: This...
I paid $5000. for this "tavern" table 15-20 years ago. I'd bet it's worth 1/2 that now or less. [ATTACH] Why was it so much? It's ALL there for...
True collectors don't think that way, they collect because they want interesting things to live with. Trying to make a profit while collecting at...
Well, not sad I don't think, more likely purchased by a collector who could never have afforded that desk 10-15 years ago, now, they can. :happy:
BTW, the period walnut Chippendale desk sold for $950. this morning, dirt cheap considering what it is. 80-90% off it's worth from a few years...
This type of "bail" handle is measured from the centerline to centerline of each hole in the drawer front, shouldn't be too hard to find something...
Yes, Most early american furniture collectors buy from Optimum in the UK, they have thousands of early brass handles from the 17th century thru...
Yeah is, when you absolutely positively need to make an exact copy, lost wax casting is the way to go.
Lost wax casting has been going on for thousands of years, pretty complicated and very labor-intensive. Quicky video above gives the highlights in...
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If you have at least one of the original pulls, it can be "cloned" exactly using the "lost wax casting" method. Naturally, this will cost you more...
Well, hasn't been much on here furniture wise in a while, lots of junk but very little that is interesting, at least to me. I DID manage to get...
Well, haven't been on here much lately, missed it! And, a new avatar too!
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