Judging from my experiences with a family home, I would say 1930s to early 40s as well. We replaced fixtures such as this during remodeling in 1948.
The difference has more to do with height than with general size. A centre (foyer?) table would be 26" to 30" high, while a coffee/cocktail table...
Agreed. "Coffee" tables were not really a "thing" in the Victorian era(s). Centre tables were, but they are higher than what we term coffee tables.
Welcome Scentman! I think you will fit in around here just fine - I can always smell a winner........................
Or you may see a paragraph of completely unrelated drivel because the poster has forgotten what he originally wished to say and is now going off...
I do NOT mean to be disrespectful, but that pose has always looked to me as if St Anne is saying "Now Mary, make sure you have a dime in your shoe...
I adore understatement.........................
Looks like Art Moderne to me, just post Art Deco. Nice!
I've known a few who SHOULD have............... BTW, if there is a volume titled "Sex After 100" let me know...................I'm asking for a...
"1930s from the hair do and eye brows." She's as lovely as a young Bette Davis.................unfortunately He looks like Peter...
Geeze -if I could formulate a single thought and get it out all at once, youse guys would not have to "see" me as much - sorry............ I...
Amend my opinion with the caveat that there appear to be no locks on the drawers - something I would have expected if originally designed for...
We had a similar (actual period) piece that was called a silver chest and was used to store - no surprise - silver flatware in the dining room....
With the serpentine shape, marquetry, and ormolu mounts I would probably refer to this as a (French) commode. As to its actual age, I'm at sea....
Pearlsnblume - little can disconcert me, but your praise has made me blush................I prefer to think of myself as just a rambling, half...
"Reading is my Zanax" Has been my favourite pastime for decades - since I figured out the word sterling on a spoon while still a tot....
"I had to google for "merkin"... I expected a kind of... munchkin" Well, if you think about it........................
Just for the record, I don't wax my loquacious or any other part of my anatomy! Okay, a bit of a trim now & then, but never waxing. Tried it once...
I imagine there is! I don't really know the physics of it all - never cared enough to investigate I'm ashamed to say. I just know how its been...
oooooh................purty things, ain't they?
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