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<p>[QUOTE="MartiHB, post: 9796887, member: 86871"]I would appreciate any help you all can offer to identify the type and era of my dresser. We are downsizing and trying to decide what to keep/sell/donate. Any info you can offer would help me make an informed decision. Thank you for any and all input.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1. Please state what country your furniture was purchased in or inherited from.</b></p><p>My husband and I have a dresser we bought <b>30 years ago at an auction in New York City</b>. We were young and excited to buy something but don't have any provenance because, we were young. The auctioneer said the lot was from the home of the founder of Ethan Allan Furniture but that's all I remember. I assume it is American Empire Style but possibly depression era. My husband thinks it's from the 1920s. Our assumptions have no basis.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>2. Please give measurements - Height, Width and Depth.</b></p><p>46"tall x 44"wide x 20"deep</p><p><br /></p><p><b>3. Pictures "Full Image", (must be 1mb or lower).</b></p><p><b>a. Front and back (if possible).</b></p><p>Front</p><p>[ATTACH=full]485948[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Side</p><p>[ATTACH=full]485949[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Back</p><p>[ATTACH=full]485951[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>b. If there is a drawer, a picture of the dovetails.</b></p><p>Top drawer side view</p><p>[ATTACH=full]485952[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>All the drawers back & underneath view</p><p>[ATTACH=full]485953[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>c. A picture of any marks or labels.</b></p><p>there are no marks or labels but here are some additional photos</p><p><br /></p><p>Inside</p><p>[ATTACH=full]485955[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Nails at bottom of back and also joinery(?) by back foot</p><p>[ATTACH=full]485956[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MartiHB, post: 9796887, member: 86871"]I would appreciate any help you all can offer to identify the type and era of my dresser. We are downsizing and trying to decide what to keep/sell/donate. Any info you can offer would help me make an informed decision. Thank you for any and all input. [B]1. Please state what country your furniture was purchased in or inherited from.[/B] My husband and I have a dresser we bought [B]30 years ago at an auction in New York City[/B]. We were young and excited to buy something but don't have any provenance because, we were young. The auctioneer said the lot was from the home of the founder of Ethan Allan Furniture but that's all I remember. I assume it is American Empire Style but possibly depression era. My husband thinks it's from the 1920s. Our assumptions have no basis. [B]2. Please give measurements - Height, Width and Depth.[/B] 46"tall x 44"wide x 20"deep [B]3. Pictures "Full Image", (must be 1mb or lower). a. Front and back (if possible).[/B] Front [ATTACH=full]485948[/ATTACH] Side [ATTACH=full]485949[/ATTACH] Back [ATTACH=full]485951[/ATTACH] [B]b. If there is a drawer, a picture of the dovetails.[/B] Top drawer side view [ATTACH=full]485952[/ATTACH] All the drawers back & underneath view [ATTACH=full]485953[/ATTACH] [B]c. A picture of any marks or labels.[/B] there are no marks or labels but here are some additional photos Inside [ATTACH=full]485955[/ATTACH] Nails at bottom of back and also joinery(?) by back foot [ATTACH=full]485956[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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