On this tea strainer resource site, they do not seem to have your specific 5-sided version, only 4-sided, which they are calling lanterns,...
It certainly has some Davenport elements , particularly with the block front and "partners" drawers. It also looks small-ish to me, particularly...
All that handwork! So painstaking, so delicate, so mind-boggling.... so under-appreciated nowadays! I see bags of it in all the 2nd hand stores,...
That's an insult to insects! :stinkyfeet::wideyed::android:
A very fine piece! The family story sounds dead-on, as whoever this was consigned for had money. Every detail and embellishment; in all the...
Not clear from the pics, but what I am reading is that there was one shelf near the top for hats or whatever, supported by battens below where...
That IS interesting, looks American but not at all a typical form... a melding of an armoire and a pier glass. The only way to tell if it is an...
Gardez l'eau! - Hopefully the VERY last word.
I adore these... can be customized! https://www.awesomeinventions.com/offensive-teacups/
Is this chair as narrow as it looks in the pics, or is that a distortion? Round caned bottom chairs are not unusual. You can tell if this is the...
About that rose.... I noticed it has six petals, so I did some digging. Found this reference to the difference between 5 and 6 petalled roses....
I don't see any age patina on yours. This grapevine desk calendar just went for $420 the other day....
Thank you...and you are calling it a stand rather than a table, as in sewing or such? The lower shelf also could be an indicator of century? Not...
Lizjewel and James, please share with us why you arrived at the late 19th century date? I'm not challenging you, just trying to learn more!
Rare and wonderful! I don't have a single mourning spoon in my collection. I do have a mourning paperweight. Odd little thing.
That little lamb's tongue (or what-have-you) on the knees is quite charming. And I would wager 18th century as well. But me too, better versed in...
Well done, again! What happened to our "Best Answer" voting options? I've given out quite a few, but they never seem to show up in folks' profiles.
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A brooch made from a horse must be hard to pin on.
I find things with no shoulders deeply disturbing. :nailbiting:
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