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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What is it?
« on: July 23, 2013, 05:03:26 PM »
Times are (were)tough...maybe a shotgun? My wife says it's used for a 'distressed' look, along with a hammer and other instruments of torture.. 
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Windsor chair?
« on: July 23, 2013, 10:33:52 AM »
Other views (taken yesterday) - I'll get a better back view after our nephews' children leave today- two 5 year olds and one aged 6...we're going to be a little busy!
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Antique Questions Forum / Windsor chair?
« on: July 21, 2013, 10:03:54 PM »
My wife bought this in 1999 at a yard sale off You Bet Road in the town of Red Dog, CA (I'm not making the names up; our home is a town with gold mining history!)
She asked me to post it on the forum for information about it - she thinks it maybe 18th century, but I'm ignorant about antiques, so I promised her I'd ask the pros.
Pictures are below:
She asked me to post it on the forum for information about it - she thinks it maybe 18th century, but I'm ignorant about antiques, so I promised her I'd ask the pros.
Pictures are below:
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What is it?
« on: July 21, 2013, 09:34:12 PM »
Awwww.... don't spoil my delusion (if that's what it is.) 
We found it in a thrift store at South Lake Tahoe which is on the border of CA and NV, where many very wealthy people live...
We found it in a thrift store at South Lake Tahoe which is on the border of CA and NV, where many very wealthy people live...
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What is it?
« on: July 21, 2013, 03:22:43 PM »
That's it! How in the world did you find the link?
I wonder at the measurements...I didn't include the finial in the height or the candle holders in the width/depth which may account for the difference.
Mine is missing the top to the finial (assuming there is supposed to be one; the one in the photo looks like an afterthought...), but appears to be in good condition otherwise. Assuming mine is an authentic "Italian 18thc Book Stand with Candle Holders" valued at $595, it's a good find for a thrift shop!
Thanks so much for your interest and information!
I wonder at the measurements...I didn't include the finial in the height or the candle holders in the width/depth which may account for the difference.
Mine is missing the top to the finial (assuming there is supposed to be one; the one in the photo looks like an afterthought...), but appears to be in good condition otherwise. Assuming mine is an authentic "Italian 18thc Book Stand with Candle Holders" valued at $595, it's a good find for a thrift shop!
Thanks so much for your interest and information!
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What is it?
« on: July 21, 2013, 02:28:17 PM »
OK...it weighs in at a less-than-hefty 5 pounds, measures 17" h x 13"w x 10"d. More photos:
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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What is it?
« on: July 21, 2013, 10:24:39 AM »
I'll post more photos, dimensions, weight, etc. this afternoon.
I will say that the bottom has green felt and that when I bought it someone had 'improved' its utility by adding a lampshade - (I took it off - it seemed a sacrilege to see it skewered thus with a rod and electrical fittings.) The top is another candle holder through which a hole was drilled for the rod.
Nonetheless, my sense is that it was originally as it looks - looking online, there was one...a full standing lectern (not table top) but w/o the candle holders... described as a music stand where the instructor would see the same music as the student while giving voice or instrumental lessons - or, perhaps, two could see the music for each instrument while playing.
I too was intrigued by the possibility of a side opening to conceal or store something, but the thing is clumsily nailed with a few more modern brads. Would you have given it a gentle shake? I did...nothing rattled or clunked. Maybe I should open it up - perhaps there's an original copy of the constitution inside... 
I will say that the bottom has green felt and that when I bought it someone had 'improved' its utility by adding a lampshade - (I took it off - it seemed a sacrilege to see it skewered thus with a rod and electrical fittings.) The top is another candle holder through which a hole was drilled for the rod.
Nonetheless, my sense is that it was originally as it looks - looking online, there was one...a full standing lectern (not table top) but w/o the candle holders... described as a music stand where the instructor would see the same music as the student while giving voice or instrumental lessons - or, perhaps, two could see the music for each instrument while playing.
I too was intrigued by the possibility of a side opening to conceal or store something, but the thing is clumsily nailed with a few more modern brads. Would you have given it a gentle shake?
I did...nothing rattled or clunked. Maybe I should open it up - perhaps there's an original copy of the constitution inside...
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Antique Questions Forum / What is it?
« on: July 20, 2013, 10:49:57 PM »
I ran across this at a thrift shop ($15). Two questions...what is it and is it an antique or no?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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