I much appreciate all the inputs! Here is an example I think of what the underlying wood might look like, sans the old finish....
On closer inspection, it appears the reddish color is some form of old lacquer, as some of the chips do reveal the wood underneath. So as you say,...
Hello all - I recently acquired a large 19th century British maritime telescope, in rather rough condition. The looser brass pieces I reckon I can...
Thanks again for those details @808 raver ! The craftsmanship on this desk is truly amazing to me; as an example, all the drawers (3 little ones...
Thanks! I've only seen one other desk with pull-outs and they were supporting candlesticks. But with the heavily embossed leather on these, I'm...
Thanks much @808 raver ! These 2 guys are 44cm all around, but as said they are heavier than most box inkwells I've hefted. They didn't come with...
Here are a couple closeups ... hope these help! The inkwells are also perfect fits for the side drawers on Davenports, where my 2 reside [ATTACH]...
This was one glowing description I found some time back that aligns with your sentiments ... one that dates the patent at least to around 1830....
Beautiful slope! And there are those inkwells alright ... alive and well around 1870 it seems.
No, sorry, no markings.
These small crown-topped inkwells are heavy, beautiful little things, made for writing slopes, that appear from time to time in mostly UK-based...
Excellent, thanks for that @Debora ! Parnell and Puckridge, will dig further ... I find that they exhibited locks at the 1855 Paris Exhibition...
I recently acquired a lovely rosewood Davenport desk from England, and trying to narrow down a date of manufacture based on an inscription on the...
As an update, it seems the consensus opinion from 2 different woodworking forums is that the wood is likely walnut. Specifically air dried walnut,...
Thanks @Debora, I was thinking it could be pre-1914 due to the lack of date in the patent mark. So we're possibly in the 1890-1913 sort of range
Thanks @verybrad - I'm going to do a bit of additional research, see if I can get a consensus
Thanks for that @verybrad ! I'm a sheer novice when it comes to identifying hardwood grains; here's a few closeup snaps, if that helps you. I was...
Thanks @komokwa ! Actually that seat does look the same, my pic doesn't show it well but it does have that subtle peak in the center. You're right...
I was wondering if it might be an early Milwaukee in that pre-1900 range @johnnycb09 , if only due to the faintness of the maker's logo and the...
A couple years ago I picked up what was simply advertised as a vintage office chair near Wichita Kansas, in a fairly worn state (first photo, left...
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