I hope your lovely seller isn't reading this. :rolleyes:
I've noticed a lot of sellers skirting that issues by describing items as "bone". Personally I feel the laws are very unreasonable, as documented...
It's possible that yours is a fancy dress chatelaine, not the usual household accessory. I don't know if the utilitarian ones were worn in public....
I vote for fairie.
Looks like papier mache to me!
From the initial contact it was European diseases that first decimated the Native populations. The wars, massacres and assimilation attempts just...
Teehee.. you said "bosom"... Speaking of, I've seen a few 18th century sweetheart busks in my day, carved by a gentleman for his lady to wear in...
Papier mache items, even the furniture, are very lightweight and always lacquered. Does it feel lighter than wood?
..and there went the neighborhood....
I've never heard of that either. There are the so-called lacrymatories or tear bottles, but that charming story has been debunked. [ATTACH]
I don't know if it will help your Google search but technically that is a tulip magnolia. Good luck!
I agree, it's a one-off, not a factory piece. If that commercially-made cast-metal latch is original, you're looking at the Aesthetic Movement...
The furniture historians rule of thumb in style classification is to use the latest period's stylistic feature to date the piece. Fitzgeralds work...
You say you want to learn, so an excellent book for identifying the details of American furniture style and age is Professor Oscar Fitzgerald's...
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The Man and I just spent three days wire-brushing this rusty wood stove. It has been sitting in storage for years beyond measure. The Man resorted...
I'm quite sure it is a repro. Google SCA helmets, there are lots of manufacturers. They price around $100 and up, depending on the construction,...
It's also great if you are putting together an insurance claim! :angelic::angelic::angelic:
If they are indeed hobbyist, I suggest using the term "Grandmajolica". It sounds kitschy-er.
A painful example of "spolia". Makes me wince...
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