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I just won these in an online auction (Midwest US). I haven't seen them in person yet (Tuesday) but am curious if anyone knows anything about them. There is a Display/China cabinet and a dresser with mirror. I've included the pictures I currently have.

Cabinet by Bsweit posted Apr 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Ram on Cabinet by Bsweit posted Apr 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Window of cabinet by Bsweit posted Apr 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Dresser by Bsweit posted Apr 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Dresser Mirror by Bsweit posted Apr 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Top of Dresser by Bsweit posted Apr 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Front of dresser by Bsweit posted Apr 28, 2024 at 6:22 PM

 

Your china cabinet dates to teens or so. Serpentine front dresser is circa 1900. The drop pulls, top right, are not original.

 

Thank you. I wasn't passing on a china cabinet with a goat on it lol. I've never seen one (and I used to work for an auctioneer for years and we did lots of antiques).

 

Neat pieces!

 

Ram.......

 

I posted one with ram's heads here a few years ago. It was smaller with just 2 heads. Will see if I can dig up the photo sometime tomorrow.

 

As the owner of an actual real live ram this artist needed to look at a ram a bit better lol it looks more like our goats than our rams.

 

I apologize ...it must be a goat then.

 

Sounds like the eye-level row in this piece needs to be framed photo displays of your animals...

 

LOL!.... they are goats. I was on my phone last night and did not look closely. Anyway, here is the piece I was talking about. Think these may be actual rams.



This came from a brown furniture thread we had long ago. Can be found on page 2.

antique/Vintage Brown Furniture | Antiques Board (antiquers.com)

 

Well now I need one of these too

 

Genius

 

Welcome Bsweit!
Please, in future, put something in your title about the item, you will get more looks by the knowledgeable people in that field.

 

I just picked these pieces up and the back of the dresser has a hand written tag saying it was made by Geo Hillemann in Altamont, IL (which is about an hour or so away from where I am).

 

Tag may be owner or retailer. Most likely made by a mainstream furniture company.

 

like to see that tag...

 

Information on Hillemann Furniture Factory:

https://www.facebook.com/100067935361552/posts/3112863512326481/

Debora

 

No, it was a furniture company in Altamont, IL from the 1880's til about 1930. Here is something I found
"George Hillemann was born November 1, 1853 in Hanover, Germany (Prussia). He came to the United States around 1866. He married Ada Wright on April 24, 1883. She was the daughter of Dr. Charles M. and Victoria (Peck) Wright.

George Hillemann was a timberman and a furniture maker. He bought a lot of his lumber for his furniture factory in Arkansas. The factory was west of the B & O tracks. At its peak the factory employed 75 to 100 employees. George Hillemann was said to be one of the richest men in Altamont. Samuel Schroeder was a manager at the factory at one time. After the factory closed, it was sold to George Strobel and was torn down in 1936. I’d bet that you can still find people in Altamont that have a piece of furniture that was made at Hillemann Furniture Factory.
George Hilleman died on May 16, 1932. His wife Ada died on February 16, 1937. Both are buried at Union Cemetery in Altamont, Illinois"

Apparently there is a town in Arkansas named after him as well

 

I just shared some quotes info from this. I'm about 45 minutes away from Altamont but the town where I purchased this piece is closer than that. Based on the house I picked it up from I'm guessing it was purchased new or close to and has been there it's entire life.

 

Stand corrected. Did not sound like a furniture factory name and not familiar with it. We often see tags on the backs of furniture that are mistaken as from the maker. Would generally not expect a maker's tag to be hand written.