Yep, thar she blowssssssssssssssssssssssssss! I would say ALL the 3 leg "captain chairs" so far in this thread are in that date range
Here are links, I forgot!...
I looked yesterday on Met site, they are described as Italian, 14th-15th century. Thing is, to my knowledge, no one that is qualified has actually...
This form can go for some serious money (10s of thousands) if, it's early, if paint decorated, if by a known artist, how many if's so far?...
Guesses miniature blanket box/chest, because of till & lock. Appears to be nailed construction, mid 19th century.
Yeah, Make-do is kinda the middle name of "primative", It was "hot" in furniture once upon a time, ditto "tramp" furniture forms, not a clue about...
Has been watching "War & Plunder" battles that shaped the world, a 2018 6 part documentary that tells the story about england & the netherlands...
Good point! If i had to guess, I'd say someone bought a "bargain" in 2004 and is trying to turn it into something it clearly is not.
LOL,oh Lord! That 350 year old wood was STOLEN! from that seaman! while he was napping! Tell you what the form looks like, windsor chair style...
Thing is, testing won't reveal age of chair, just the wood species.
I'd say they ALL changed sides, we were british subjects until 1776 or when Cornwallis surrendered, whichever one prefers.
LOL, Davey is just upset that yanks had to spank the limeys awhile back for bad behavior! :hilarious:
MYTH I SAY! i deal with them all the time! First off, sailing on the high seas was very serious business in the 17th century, hells bells, it's...
Don't do that PLEASE! It's a scam site designed to get your CC number!
Yes it does, lol. 960 EUR in 2004, not exactly a high dollar object from a dealer in Amsterdam, no provenance, no detailed description, not even...
Sorry, I am not buying any of this, it has all the earmarks of old furniture myths. baluster turned bars? bars? You mean spindles? It seems to me...
OK, I am not sure what all that means exactly (lol, bunch of dang foreigners) show me ANY period drawing or painting that depicts similar form...
There is something wrong here, i see no similar examples of this form chair in period Dutch fine art and, there should be. It is simply not...
OK, now we are getting somewhere! It appears to me that the authors did not examine this chair personally as the dimensions are unknown, not a...
That maybe but, they are not gonna toss a million dollar coffee pot on the fire?
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