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<p>[QUOTE="ola402, post: 4176882, member: 182"][USER=5170]@Ghopper1924[/USER] Tell me if this makes sense. How do you know that the carving was indeed on your bookcase? Did you look at the top and see an impression or something else that showed where that carving had been? I know that in more modern furniture, you sometimes can buy a piece of furniture "with or without" a feature if you pay extra for the "with". Like [USER=36]@evelyb30[/USER], I liked it better without, but it looks sensational with the carving as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>Did someone strip the bookcase that you found on line? The finish does not look as nice as yours and the drawer pulls look like someone polished them back to shiny brass. (or maybe it's a poor quality photo). If I had the right decor, I would lust after your bookcase, but not so much that orange-y looking one. In the end though, I think a restoration is always desirable for the generations to come to enjoy the furniture as it was made.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ola402, post: 4176882, member: 182"][USER=5170]@Ghopper1924[/USER] Tell me if this makes sense. How do you know that the carving was indeed on your bookcase? Did you look at the top and see an impression or something else that showed where that carving had been? I know that in more modern furniture, you sometimes can buy a piece of furniture "with or without" a feature if you pay extra for the "with". Like [USER=36]@evelyb30[/USER], I liked it better without, but it looks sensational with the carving as well. Did someone strip the bookcase that you found on line? The finish does not look as nice as yours and the drawer pulls look like someone polished them back to shiny brass. (or maybe it's a poor quality photo). If I had the right decor, I would lust after your bookcase, but not so much that orange-y looking one. In the end though, I think a restoration is always desirable for the generations to come to enjoy the furniture as it was made.[/QUOTE]
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