I've CHANGED MY MIND!:cigar: If the legs are cast iron it could be French, not English...
OP example appears to be repainted so i dunno how toleware people feel about that but, even devalued i would guess Paul SCORED if purchased at a...
Yes, they would stack the plates thru the door with the back exposed to fireplace. Why these are at furniture auctions i have no clue but they are...
No, don't think so, here is one on 1stdibs, claims 1820 so pretty early...
This lady is asking $2800. for hers in Richmond! :wideyed: https://daltonbain.com/kimfaisonantiques/english-tole-plate-warmer/ [ATTACH]
LOL, sorry!:sorry: have seen them before at furniture auctions, they can be worth a bit if original paint decoration.
An English plate warmer, 19th century
Well, I think size has a lot to do with this, especially if the furniture form is a single piece instead of 2. Difficult to move, store and/or...
Yep agrees, gotta have drawers to be called a "mule" chest, a hybrid between a box/coffer and a chest of drawers. I am not sure anyone knows...
The carving on your cupboard is called "Linenfold"
Guesses mid 20th century or so, colonial revival, there were a blue million (almost) manufacturers making this style at the time so going to be...
No, but it does seem to be built with traditional joiner technique. It also seems to have extensive insect damage to the lid and bottom rail.
Guesses Lozenge carving design, popular in the 17th C [ATTACH] Guesses oak as well
Yes i agree, In the furniture world primitive = country made pieces by someone who is not trained in cabinet making In Fine Art= someone who has...
???????? Gee Wiz!:hilarious: What are you guys up to over here?
LOL, No, it's not "real" or period. The top band of carvings are called "Nulling", a series of arched concave niches The Panel carving is called a...
Agrees
An American mid 17th C oak chest, built by Thomas Dennis, Ipswich Mass Dennis apprenticed in Devonshire England before immigrating here [ATTACH]
Yep, that happens quite a bit.
Here is the 4 panel OP chest [ATTACH] Here is a period 2 panel English oak chest dated 1666 that OP chest was attempting to "look" like but,...
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