GOOD JOB INH, I'd say she nailed it, drawer pulls! or pull in this case.
That shelf support system is circa 1900 in America, dunno about europe. And, if you click that pic of shelf supports to enlarge, the hinge is to...
The point is, paint done well looks good & depending on who is doing the painting, can be GREAT!
Well, was posting some FAMOUS examples except for the last one by Dan & Marlene. But even painted a solid color doesn't look bad like this one on...
A photo of entire back is usually helpful in determining a marriage, as differences in construction, secondary wood is more apparent.
Agrees, and i know very little about european furniture, wait for others to post.
Well, to push back in favor of paint, paint decorated furniture can be SPECTACULAR if done correctly and can turn a ho hum piece into an...
AKA "Treen" or "Treenware"?
Thanks! Yes, it is a very nice example, not many of them around, i am happy to have it, if only for a little while.
Not Me! I was on it the moment i laid eyes on it! And counting on the snobs to ignore it, which they did! :singing::singing::singing:
I don't know, it looks better in person than the photos show for some reason, it is hand planed on both sides and SERIOUSLY heavy but, not...
As one of the few here who advocates for painting, I say PAINT AWAY! it's not permanent, can be removed later if you wish and paint done correctly...
I placed the table this morning & snapped a couple phone cam pics, it's BIG, I am thinking that could be one reason so few survived. [ATTACH]...
Yep, i would guess the Vogel's would have done better money wise to break the collection up, the really valuable stuff at the Americana sales in...
I would guess your revival chair was late 19th century, Victorian period/era, because the legs are Queen Anne & they often combined several styles...
No, carbon dating won't help you, you can ID species yes, dating furniture, no. By having someone who knows about that particular period of...
No problem, i would add you can buy a wainscot chair built EXACTLY like it was done back then, same tools, same process so the wainscot chair...
17th century, 1600-1700 popular in england & america, it had a long run style wise, 100 years or so.
Hello, yes it's a wainscot chair but a revival piece, it's not period.
Yeah, It's very weird, almost like they thought because they had more men & more trenches it was going to be different? I don't get it, never have.
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