Sorry to hijack your thread! We got off on schranks that shrunk somehow! I have no clue about your Mother's cabinet, sorry :sorry:
I think they fled france to the netherlands or germany, then on to pennsylvania. Jacob & John Bieber (father & son) operated a sawmill in Olney...
There was a schrank that sold here for over a million bucks by a famous paint decorator a couple years ago, a Huguenot that spoke palatine german?...
That's it! It Shrunk!
LOL, Oh Dear! The Schrank has Shrunk? I have seen german/dutch american 18th century wardrobes referred to as a "schrank" or "kas" and, they are...
That's my chest! Yeah well, the shellac/varnish clear coat over the chest is yellowish at the top but, as you go down towards the feet it is very...
Jeff, you do not even know what the name of this chest is, nevermind the particulars of the construction details. I am simply not interested in...
No didn't, i don't pay any attention to nonsense in here any more, don't have the time. I base my opinion on what i think, based on pics provided....
No one said it's a Pennsylvania chest, it could be, it could be european. The feet (there are no legs on this piece) as well as the paint...
No problem, the real value today on these type chests rests primarily on their original paint decoration, it crosses over from furniture...
There are 2 ways these "architectural" chests were built. In some, the panels (often tombstone shaped like yours, sometimes square or rectangular)...
Yeah, kinda hard to tell, being left outside didn't do it any good, that's for sure. In any event, if they are wedged, that is a germanic build...
No, isn't milk paint.
What you have here is a last quarter 18th century Architectural Dower chest in fairly good structural condition but the paint decoration is gone....
Yes, fairly common in 18th century chests, particularly in european chests but you see it in american chests as well, just not as often.
$100-$200 or less in it's present condition, it's old but condition matters in most cases. Paint looks like it's peeling off in small sheets like...
BTW, the "Pennsylvania Dutch" thingy is kind of a myth/ marketing type dealio. The vast majority of 18th century immigrants to PA were Germans and...
No problem, those panels are called "architectural chest/ panels", the lock & hinges appear to be original to the chest.
It's a period 18th century 4 panel blanket/dower chest however, the feet & paint are not original which seriously lowers value. Is it Pennsylvania...
Well, I dunno about europe but in the USA, big time construction projects are a man's world, it's dog eat dog and the first bite counts! Those...
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