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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 3283367, member: 5170"]Beautiful! So good to see someone bringing a quality piece back to life!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd call this an oak Neo-Renaissance hall tree and date it to ca. 1890-1910. Most folks call the woman's face a "Brittania head" or "Jenny Lind head" or something similar. I don't think it's actually supposed to represent a specific living (or once-living) individual. The furniture maker probably bought it from another manufacturer. It looks to be made of some artificial substance; I've got an Ansonia clock with a similar feature.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, nice job!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 3283367, member: 5170"]Beautiful! So good to see someone bringing a quality piece back to life!!! I'd call this an oak Neo-Renaissance hall tree and date it to ca. 1890-1910. Most folks call the woman's face a "Brittania head" or "Jenny Lind head" or something similar. I don't think it's actually supposed to represent a specific living (or once-living) individual. The furniture maker probably bought it from another manufacturer. It looks to be made of some artificial substance; I've got an Ansonia clock with a similar feature. Again, nice job!![/QUOTE]
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