NEAT! Guesses you are from/ live in Conn? Do you build furniture or thinking about it?
It's worth noting that american riven oak chests are relative newcomers to the scene, children you might say. There are extant oak chests all over...
LOL, OK! oak is some weird stuff no doubt, particularly riven oak. Joiners worked it "green" or "wet" which to a cabinetmaker is HERESY!...
Thanks! Yeah, i hear you! Thing is, there is an ocean of good quality real antique furniture available today selling for a song but for many, for...
NOT. A. CLUE! but, cool stuff!
Yeah, i can't say i am surprised! Auction houses are basically middle men, their biz is moving product in the front door & out the back door at a...
No problem! Here is a Blin chest at the MET with all the dirt & grim cleaned off [ATTACH]
An American pilgrim chest is up for grabs next month, a blanket chest attributed to Peter Blin (1640-1725) Wethersfield Connecticut. The...
well, you know, it's just that woodworking in that manner is so alien & obscure these days, you say riven wood to the average person today & they...
Yeah, i am goin with evelyb on this one.
Well, primarily because there were 2 or more bidders who really wanted it! Yes, i like the Sheraton one as well, the figure on that cherry is very...
Even a plain jane sugar chest will run you $1000 or so, most everyone had one so there are still plenty around. They are normally fairly small...
Not real big, smaller than a blanket chest, the one above is 25 1/2" H x 23 1/4" W x 12 1/2" D The style is Sheraton, link is here, sold for...
Thanks for reading! I am always willing to bore people to death talking about old furniture!
Brad, i don't see any saw marks either but more importantly, i do not see any riven oak and there should be if an early piece.
Sure, post away! I am always up to bore people to death talking about old furniture. Just because a piece isn't very valuable in the marketplace...
Absolutely, they made junk in the 17th century, just like we do today. :)
Agreed, my samsung galaxy takes great pics i think. That said, furniture does not photograph well, i don't know why.
LOL, YEAH! we have gone pretty far afield here! and, i have made more than my share of trips to photobucket to resize pics! This happens to me A...
Well, difficult to see much in this last pic but, you probably have some quarter sawn oak somewhere on your stand and it is similar to riven, just...
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