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Title: English oak tallboy identification?
Post by: chloea on December 11, 2015, 04:18:43 AM

Hi all,

My friend also has this oak tallboy, purchased in England that we would love to know more about. Can anybody help identify the time period, where I might find a maker's mark, value and whether all 4 sides of the drawer are oak?

Many thanks and warmest regards,

Chloe

Title: Re: English oak tallboy identification?
Post by: chloea on December 11, 2015, 04:50:35 AM

A few extra pictures

Title: Re: English oak tallboy identification?
Post by: mart on December 11, 2015, 04:52:34 AM

Can you take a pic of the dovetail joints on the side one of the drawers please ??  Is there a question about the wood the chest is made with ?? It is oak in your pics !! Chances are the back is a secondary wood and not oak but the case looks to be all oak !!

Title: Re: English oak tallboy identification?
Post by: chloea on December 11, 2015, 05:02:04 AM

Thanks mate I'll get a pic of the joints and also will check out that back tomorrow :)

Title: Re: English oak tallboy identification?
Post by: ghopper1924 on December 11, 2015, 06:23:38 AM

Everything in your photos is oak. The date looks to be ca. 1900-1915.

Title: Re: English oak tallboy identification?
Post by: mart on December 11, 2015, 06:26:34 AM

Furniture is rarely marked !!  Occasionally you will find numbers stamped on the back indicating a mfrs style number but even that didn`t start till around 1930 here in the U.S. !!

Title: Re: English oak tallboy identification?
Post by: chloea on December 19, 2015, 03:07:00 PM

Sorry that it took a while but here is a shot of the joints