A new batch of photos today from Freemans, below is lid . As you can see, lid has a very faint outline of original decoration and this would be...
Perhaps a Shabby Chic dealio gone very wrong. Wonderful refinish job, Well Done! Very attractive burl.
It's a stepback cupboard, 1880-1900. Hardware looks original to me, with beaded tongue & groove backboards.
The molding profile on till lid is exactly the same as mine.
FINALLY! Geez, one would think a condition report, as subjective as they are would be mandatory on any 5 figure objects yet auctions are getting...
Has a feeling it would in Charlotte NC, like forever.
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LOL, Well, you know, wood is organic, it has a cell structure like all living things do and, once you get a kink (tension) in those cells it's not...
Using force to straighten warped wood won't work, it will find a way to return to its warped status or split. There are a blue million ways to...
You can bleach the ink stain and make it lighter but as Brad said, it won't come out all the way.
These chests sometimes have the date and initials carved into them but those are of the client/customer, never the joiner who built & carved the...
There won't be one, that was very rarely done back then, the only way to ID is from construction details & provenance.
No problem, happy to assist in providing some info. I only know about Devon (Devonshire) England because Thomas Dennis & William Searle...
Well, it may not be period, the style are carving are but that doesn't mean the chest is, Period = built in the late 17th century. They are still...
Yeah, I'll say, looks like a shabby chic dealio gone wrong, I see a large drip/run of paint on right side arm support.
Interesting, the carvings on the top rail are very similar to joiner shops in Devon. Always!
Yes, in England called a coffer chest, in USA a blanket chest. It's a late 17th century english boarded coffer chest in style, is it period?...
Yes, cute little box but not old, built to look old.
Yeah, it might be worth considering a clear coat like laquer if you plan on keeping it. I don't think old because of the multi board top & bottom.
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