Here is a pic from 1stdibs [ATTACH]
Here is a similar form in cherry at 1stdibs wayyyyyyy overpriced...
I'd guess Maple & this looks like a Sheraton cannonball bed, I'd guess mid 19th century.
What you typically see in english drawer construction,18th-19th century Notice the vertical scribe line, gives builder a guide to stop sawing...
Well, one thing i do not see is, a "scribe" line which you would always see in an american piece. It could have been sanded off and/or it is...
Where are you, where did you get piece?
Changes to late 19th century or early 20th revival chest.
Not a difficult build to splay the legs until one adds a drawer, then it becomes very difficult as the drawer must be splayed as well, not easy to do.
The term is "splay" legs in america, not sure about UK. I notice there is only 1 pin on apron M&T joint, here there would be 2, both at top &...
Absolutely, can't tell much about it with photos provided except it's Louis XV style Bombay chest of drawers, i would guess a revival piece, 20th...
Ah Ha! That makes more sense! Figured there had to be an explanation for something that old, 1694, that valuable, 2.5 mil and built by the...
Yeah, I saw that, maybe a post war charity event type thing?
Yeah, does! Well, it WAS/IS the Queens clock so i am guessing it has been well looked after all these years. I wonder why it was for sale? Surely...
I pause now to post a recent clock sale that sold in June at Bonham's London that reached 2.5 million USD, YIKES! Reposted from Jack Plane's...
Yep, is.
LOL, I can see why this went on for so long, Del & Rodney had it goin on! they were genuinely funny! Unlike the comics today, at least here in the...
WOW!, long running show there, is glad they finally got rich from the watch!
Yes, Not here but on other furniture sites I have heard that in england, they continued to make furniture largely by hand until the 1930s. If...
Good Question! Not A Clue here
I had never seen that but it was dead funny! And yes, timepieces can & do go for INSANE amounts of money, almost as nutty as old furniture people!
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