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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 554465, member: 5066"]I spent a year in N.O. as a kid just out of the army, working in the oil fields offshore. Interesting town, different, i liked it there but summer is HOT.</p><p>Not here you don't no, no antique Pear furniture for sure, very cool wood though.</p><p>Secondary was pine, english/european white pine i guess. I was perhaps WANTING it to be yellow pine, photo fooled me.</p><p>I am always on the lookout for early southern pieces, they are rare for one thing. Particularly Charleston SC, i don't have one from there <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" />. Charleston was the richest city in America for much of the 18th century & offered the most cabinetmakers (mostly london trained) as well. Every time a piece from there comes up for sale though, the interest is VERY high, as well as the sales price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 554465, member: 5066"]I spent a year in N.O. as a kid just out of the army, working in the oil fields offshore. Interesting town, different, i liked it there but summer is HOT. Not here you don't no, no antique Pear furniture for sure, very cool wood though. Secondary was pine, english/european white pine i guess. I was perhaps WANTING it to be yellow pine, photo fooled me. I am always on the lookout for early southern pieces, they are rare for one thing. Particularly Charleston SC, i don't have one from there :(. Charleston was the richest city in America for much of the 18th century & offered the most cabinetmakers (mostly london trained) as well. Every time a piece from there comes up for sale though, the interest is VERY high, as well as the sales price.[/QUOTE]
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