LOL, not a chance! I am in Charlotte NC, 180 miles inland from the coast, we may get some wind/rain but not much considering what might hit the...
Well, the top is an issue, it may not be original to the piece but everything else is right as rain. That's the trouble with photo's of old...
I had always assumed that oak secondary wood on early furniture was NOT American and, generally speaking that is correct. However, as is usual...
Yep, I am goin with AF & Davey on this one, looks like a match to me.
I am guessing not authentic or OP would have posted.
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Yeah, i am goin with cluttered on this one. An armoire is a tough sell even in a good market because of their size.
Yeah, is interesting i thought. I had no idea this kind of work was going on 200 years before Michelangelo and all that, impressive.
Sold for $12,102,100 at Christie’s on July 6, as part of this summer’s “Exceptional Sale,” was the 17¾" wide, addorsed pair of marble lions made...
Well, we all pretty much agreed it was period, till now! lol. What we were trying to figure out is, american or english? Brad & Bear lean towards...
No, don't think so. Another thing on this piece is the feet, very typical of american to have straight tapered feet where on english examples you...
Yeah, it could go either way, american or english but i think, American because, the dovetails are "fatter" than you usually see in english...
Agrees, looks period to me & probably american. The drawer construction is very consistent with first half 19th century american, i'd guess...
Well, you know how it is, one thing leads to another....... Cool carving, the legs of the bird appear very fragile & delicate.
I wonder if sleep clinics are aware of all this? Surely they are?
Now that this thread has gone completely off the rails........... I read this interesting article about the night and how living in the dark...
You're wrong, yes they had fire & candles which they burned, which caused soot, which covered the paint on the ceiling, which is now removed!...
Looking back, Ruth's box was a bargain! :(
The problem here is trying to apply today's standards with those of long long ago, it won't work, trust me. 500 years ago is a long time, people...
Now sometimes, dirt becomes imbedded, for instance a paint decorated piece where the dirt has imbedded in the paint, there is nothing you can do...
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