WOW, good job @i need help and Debora!
Not a clue! but, as much as the traffic will bear? BAM! Wait for others on this, i am more of an old furniture guy, very old furniture. It looks...
Neat, nice bench, I don't think american, I would keep the arms on.
It could be or another high end maker, Roux worked out of Philly i think? If it's laminated, by definition it's high end, if selling, you need a...
Very nice!
I've been wondering that as well, he's been MIA for awhile now.
Belter was the MAN no doubt, once upon a time in NYC. If bed had been labeled/marked instead of attributed, bed would have sold for MUCH more.
It gets trickier the further back you go as well. In the pilgrim century (1620-1720) joiners were using riven (split) oak on both sides on the...
Well, english or american can be very tricky, we imported english styles/designs of furniture as well as London trained cabinetmakers/joiners who...
Not sure Brad, might be, might not, it was not definitive over here. This is the problem with pics & old furniture, not definitive, lol. It's a...
The back and underside look like pine, any photo's of drawer bottom & sides?
Yes, clear now that those pulls are not original, still, the most critical factor here is secondary wood on your chest, is it oak?
Dr Strangelove, great movie.
Interesting thread.
Thing is, by the turn of the 18th century (1700) using oak as a secondary wood in furniture construction had died out everywhere in america except...
Or some clever American importer.
The pull thing though is odd, it's almost like someone WANTED it to be american.
Well, Brad seems to think secondary wood is oak and if that's the case it almost does not matter about the pulls, it's english. That GREATLY...
Nice that at least some of glass is old, helps date it as 19th century. That's neat & points to it's country made origins. Desk is attractive and...
If english, value would be in the $500 range or less at auction in USA, I have no idea what value would be in UK....
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