Yeah, something weird happened there, both brothers were bidding on the same object at the same auction, basically against each other. And, at...
Yeah, i see what you mean. This thread has already gone from HELLO! to pilgrim chests, to the Met conservation/restoration policies! :)
1850 is too early to expect machine made furniture for most of America I am going to disagree on this. Prior to the 19th century, water power was...
Here, threads have a way of finding a life of their own....... Hmmmm, I am not following you? How so?
Mid 19th century, american, guesses pine & poplar. Typical frame & panel construction of that era, guesses 1840's because of the hand cut...
Yeah, the Keno brothers were engaged in some very sketchy behaviour but they managed to pay all their creditors recently. Regaining trust however...
Thanks! whoever put this in furniture thread!
$10.00? how can one go wrong?
Agrees with others about antique brown furniture, the middle market, which is about 80% of the antique market is in depression status and has been...
Any chance this thread can be moved to furniture forum? We have kinda gone way beyond Hello!
lol, Yeah, I am goin with gregsglass on this one! Did the Met make some mistakes early on? YES! but, let's not lose sight of the fact that in...
Oh wow, cool beans! The Met has a bird chest as well from the Bowles collection that was donated in the 1920s. In Bowles notes on the chest he...
I was disappointed on the Brooklyn chest it did not jump out at me I would bet that would change if you saw it in person, it's hard to convey the...
Thanks everyone! Yeah, it's the 3rd of July but close enough as most are taking 3 day holiday today! I call this chest the "bird" chest, there are...
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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hello everyone, just joined this forum, my field of interest is, early american furniture, pilgrim - colonial era ....
Student & collector of early american furniture
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