Hmmmm, am not so sure, is inclined to think a revival empire piece, no construction details are provided so hard to be sure. For one thing, the...
Ditto, or what could have happened is, they routered/ molding plane, a molded edge on existing top.
OK but, why a band of veneer at top & bottom & not the drawer fronts? OK, the secondary wood ( drawer sides) on drawers looks like poplar in photo.
LOL, DEAD FUNNY! OP jug looks like a snail to me with a handle attached
And this is what american furniture factories came up with to satisfy that demand & was affordable. What OP chest looked like when new. Restored...
A quick google brought this up on ebay, supposed to be American Empire C 1820. This was the "LOOK" everyone wanted back then and, OP chest is the...
Going with Brad on this one, typical mid 19th century panel construction in what looks like tulip poplar to me, for sure on secondary drawer...
Went to his website to see how much he charges per hour, didn't say but guesses $50 per hour so that mirror above is now $304. Still a pretty good...
Now that we are talking about him, here is his latest in June, a $4. thrift store mirror he repairs, 6 hours labor. [MEDIA]
Agrees, doesn't appear to need a lot of work but it's easy as pie to make a mess of things if not familiar or not the right tools at hand.
Well, he has a chicken? i think in some of the vids i have seen so funny in an odd duck sort of way., entertaining would probably be a better word...
Agrees, has seen a few of his videos, informative and a funny guy plus most of his restorations are middle of the road middle market antiques &...
Agrees What's wrong with using a professional who has the tools & expertise to repair correctly.
If it ain't EA, it just ain't happening! :oops:
Nope! not going, there's not a stick of furniture anywhere! :p Cool stuff though if one is into it.
EXACTLY! which is half the fun at least!
Agreed, Yes, back seems to have age to it, it's not a reproduction like i first thought. Still, none of this really matters, what matters is, you...
I think that's normal, what did the back look like?
ghopper & cluttered bring up some very good points & illustrates perfectly why an in person examination is required to be sure. You could very...
I thought it was a Repro as well, it just didn't look period to me in photos, i said nothing till now because victorian isn't in my area of...
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