Oh dear, Deanne is burning her bridges OR the burning bridges are lighting her way? Tough one when seeking info from folks you don't know. I...
I think because of her last thread on that victorian server @DeAnne is referring to Bradford's Antiques? in Missouri who specializes in victorian...
Yeah, i would think twice about a piece like this even if reduced, if SIS is correct & it looks like a dead on accurate match to me......... Seems...
How are you gonna have those "clean simple lines" with the keys stuck in the drawer fronts all the time? :hilarious: Or even worse, if you stored...
lol, Yes he was! Watched that show all the time as a kid
Very attractive chest, very impractical as well, unless you kept the keys in their locks all the time which kinda defeats the purpose.
Weird! I am guessing this opening drawers by separate keys was not real popular, I have never seen one.
LOL, Yeah, somehow i don't think so, more likely hidden finger pulls that the camera is missing.
I would bet it does because of keyhole in front, similar to some period william & mary chests where top front moulding is actually a secret...
Well, mistakes are part of the process with antique furniture, just the way it is, not every piece is going to be a home run, far from it.
I've got a few of these "deep sea sinkers" in furniture form out in the barn, not unusual at all for collectors, IT HAPPENS!
LOL, DEAD FUNNY!
John Werry used to have a victorian furniture forum years ago, guesses the style fell out of his favor as it is no more.
All that is rather pointless i would say, real furniture collectors that specialize in a particular period mostly know what they are looking at &...
lol, Yes!
Good point! I have no idea then! :happy:
Match Safe sounds right to me, it's the right size for 1 thing
LOL, Yeah, i am not surprised. Even the "big guns" in NYC like Christie's/ Sotheby's your "expert" is likely to be a 20 something kid just out of...
On the other hand, she might be a man. These days one can't be sure? :confused::confused::confused:
LOL, bunch of dang anonymous BOTS! in here! :hilarious:
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