The table is small & attractive but, with all those structural repairs/replacements value would be minimal unless there were other factors like...
Some parts seem to be, some parts are not. In addition to top being replaced, the drawer front looks replaced/ rebuilt as well, ditto one of the...
What auction? what did description and or condition report say? Pook is probably the top auction house in PA with Freeman a close second but,...
It's a pinned top table built from old & new parts, no, the top is not original to the base.
Thanks! BTW, it was decided while you were away that should my assumptions be all wrong, you get the blame! :rolleyes::oops: There has been a...
Yeah, i can see where this would present problems, you need 2 different trades, metal fabricator & an upholster. Might consider contacting both,...
I know many are saying that Italy is comparable to here and other places but i am not sure that is correct. It could very well turn out the...
Well, not trying to say i know what should be done but one thing for sure, it's not a good idea to kill the patient while trying to cure him....
Where are you located, where did you get the chair? Guesses quarter sawn oak, 1st quarter 20th century, A&C or Mission style , looks period to me....
Called a "Spline" joint.
Interesting article about forensic analysis of painted objects...
Yeah, ME TOO! pretty much, I'll see how much it costs to do that kind of analysis, maybe it's cheaper to do now? Requires a lab, several million...
Well, i am going to look at it mostly, study it a lot and drive everyone i can completely insane with inquiries about it until i find out what i...
Disappointing for sure but this action by PA Gov seems rash to me, 370 cases so far and 2 deaths, and you are gonna shut down a whole state? with...
Meanwhile, just got a call from shipper, Pook called him and explained Governor of PA ordered a mandatory SHUTDOWN of ALL but "life-sustaining"...
LOL, Yeah, comfort was not the name of the game back in the day, survival was. Slightly different today, where some are "triggered" by a rise in...
Another problem with them being early 18th century, say 1700-1740 is, they are all side chairs, not arm chairs. That didn't happen back then, they...
Oh Dear! Sell the IN COMMAND chair! say it ain't so! You'll lose your command!:p
Yeah, impossible to tell with just this these 2 photographs. Agree they don't match, the chair on the right is different. They are early 18th...
I'd say it's worth $10. because that's what you paid. No large value here, this colonial revival furniture is usually heavy and well made but...
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