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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: afox on March 15, 2013, 02:57:02 PM
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hi i have an antique dresser that was my grandmothers. I have looked all over and can not find a name of any kind on the items. I believe the mirror does belong with the dresser but not positive. if anyone has any idea on the age and value of this item please let me know. Thank you so much!!
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Can wew get some additional pics of the drawer dovetails, the pulls, and one oif the back ?? I don`t believe these originally were together !!
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Correct, these 2 did not originally go together. The Renaissance Revival dresser is ca. 1860-70, and the mirror has aesthetic elements and is closer to 1880.
Was there ever a hole in the top of the dresser? If so, the original mirror might have pegged into it.
I'd guess that a value for these 2 walnut pieces would be around $400-$600 together, depending.
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Thank you so much!! i will be posting a few more pics tonight!!!!
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Don`t forget the pic of the drawer dovetails !! I am not as sure as Ghopper that the dresser is that old !!
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Yes i will try and get a pic of that tomorrow!!! thanks
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I have always considered those dressers to be "American- c1880-1900" especially with those pulls, which are very Eastlake. But I could be wrong.
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Its about that time period but it isn`t Eastlake style !! Those Wm & Mary style drop pulls were used here till well into the 30`s on many styles of furniture !! I have a 30`s era oak library table with that same drop pull !! Mirror shows Eastlake influence but is a more transitional style !!
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Its about that time period but it isn`t Eastlake style !! Those Wm & Mary style drop pulls were used here till well into the 30`s on many styles of furniture !! I have a 30`s era oak library table with that same drop pull !! Mirror shows Eastlake influence but is a more transitional style !!
That's interesting about you saying they were used until the 30's. I never knew that. We get way more UK furniture here than we do American, so I'm not up on how long these things were in use. Doesn't the escutcheon plate have a bit of eastlake detail on it though? GG
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Since Charles Eastlake never made a single piece of furniture,, the cabinetmakers/mfrs were free to use what they wished !! He just published a design book !! Thats it !! So when he said to simplify,, they took broad rein !! Usually they continued to use whatever they had in stock !! Thats the reason you can`t always date furniture by hardware !! I look at the piece itself and how its made, then take all the little things into account !!
Just thought about it, but if this person is in the UK,, it could certainly be as early as Ghopper said !! They ( some styles) usually didn`t make it here (U.S.) till a bit later !!
And in the UK it may be considered more Eastlake style than what we see here !!
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Now take a pic of the side of the large drawer, outside where the drawer face attaches to side piece !! Sometimes those small top drawers were made differently than the larger ones !!
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Neither of these pieces has anything to do with Eastlake. I would call them Renaissance Revival; the mirror has aesthetic elements as well.
As for dates, I suppose I could say ca. 1860-1880 for the dresser and ca. 1885 for the mirror, if that makes any difference. Alot depends on where they were made: If in New York City then I'd say closer to 1860, if in Grand Rapids, Michigan I'd say closer to 1880.
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Is 300 a fair price for this? i have someone who wants to buy it!!!
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Not bad for Craig's List depending on where you are.
$100 more would br fair.
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I agree with Ghopper on this. The raised panels on the drawers are a Renaissance Revival style. They were usually burl walnut. The pics on my screen are too dark for me to see the grain. Those pulls are also very typical of the period. They were used into the thirties as Mart said but were typical of RR style. I have had several pieces with the same pulls. Some were all brass but many were brass and another material like ebonized wood.
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If you can get $300. by all means do it !! Would not sell for that much here !! These styles have not held value well !! Except for a few exceptional pieces !!