I am going to disagree here! :p At least now it has a CHANCE! to find a new home and live another day. The way it was, just sitting there in the...
The problem for old furniture collectors is, on some pieces the furniture crosses over into other collector interests, in Crosman's case, "folk...
Well, the Crosman chest below answers that question pretty well I'd say, it's located & displayed at the Art Institute Chicago [ATTACH]
Recently, The Decorative Arts Trusts gave a grant to Emelie Gevalt to study these chests as a group, there has been no scholarship on these...
Most of the known Crosman pieces are blanket chests, this chest below i went after in 2011 at auction. It was once owned by Esther Stevens Fraser,...
Well, not sure about signature but he was into birds yes. The squiggle lines, the tree with red balls at end of branches plus the birds all give...
Yeah is, incredible survivor, everything is original, the paint, brass pulls, moldings, feet, etc. Nevermind all that, just a little background on...
Here is the chest of drawers, dated 1729 that serves as a Rosetta Stone for all 22 pieces built by Crosman. It is the only signed piece known and,...
Absolutely, just that name, Robert Crosman, is magic in the early american furniture world, right up there with Thomas Dennis and Goddard &...
A Crosman paint decorated pine box is up for grabs at Skinner in a couple weeks, I expect there will be a lot of interest even though box is in...
Well, not my taste but, OTOH, give the buyers what they want & they will BUY! Hey, this ain't rocket science.........:cigar:
EXACTLY! Meanwhile, that teeny tiny Crosman box in TERRIBLE CONDITION! will probably fetch 20k-30k. I keep saying terrible condition in the hope...
It IS time for antique hunting, no doubt, a buyers market. Still, Joe was talking about a chest on chest, a MASSIVE piece of furniture, some 18th...
Very nice of Joe to respond to your email and it could very well be that there is no "possible" replaced arm. Either way though, you SCORED in my...
LOL, are you trying to tell me you guys can't tell a marble from a pearl? :hilarious: Let us hope not!:p
LOL @ Get @@Jivvy in here! She's found a new passion for marbles :) DEAD FUNNY!
OK! WELCOME to Antiquers! No, dovetails are machine made, whole piece is. Probably post WW2
Hi! It's a revival Hepplewhite bow front chest of drawers with french flare feet, machine made, guesses 20th century. With that supplier name i am...
That's kinda sad but, it is what it is. I would add if OP cabinet has "family" value, I would keep it & restore it. Just because a piece has...
LOL, OK, was trying to google that & was not doing real well!:confused:
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