Basically, if the finish is damaged, loose, not intact. Such as this...[ATTACH]
Most bentwood was originally stained very dark, and usually of mixed woods. It is not the sort of form where the grain is showcased. If the finish...
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My mother and her sisters had these also. They've been passed down to us. http://www.edensong.com/history.html
Hello, I own a set of four porcelain Moriage Golden Dragon luncheon plates. Green stamped on rear MADE IN JAPAN IKUYA & CO. I can't find any...
With so much thought, care and regard for proper conservation of surfaces, as a former museum curator myself, I'm rather shocked that your...
As I said, Windsors are tricksy. When you focus on the minute details- the spindle lengths, turning patterns and configurations; the shape and...
The lining and stitching do look vintage, so I am going to stick my neck out and guess 1920s, probably not French. You can google that era for a...
Those push-up levers can be an indication of an early stick, but so many are still being made, it's hard to tell. This one looks to have some age...
Hmmm... first impression is a 2nd hand rough cast, reproduction from old molds...inside shots please, of lining and frame?
Granted, you must have a vivid imagination to be an archeologist. The theory pioneers are always subject to ridicule, but that's how we get a...
Oh those kids....My older sister threw me under the bus by carving my name into the piano. The trouble is, I was only three years old at the...
Stunning!
Tanya, I suggest you repost over in furniture under a new topic heading. if you can get some better pics of the surface and describe what is on...
Here, here! I often refer people to the Canadian Conservation Institute publications...
Charming! Although it isn't chip-carved, I would classify this in the folk, tramp art style, with a Black Forest influence. Yes, it's oak. It...
Oh what fun! Found similar North Face chairs in their catalog! And every other conceivable configuration, even Children's Convertible Wheeled...
Id say you nailed it! Thank you!
Sneaky! Wicked!
I have this mass-manufactured Northwind pressed-back ash and oak rocker, c.1900, currently in a state of procrastination. There is also a...
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