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Posted 14 years ago
Jackie
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My grandmother had this piece before she built her house--notice the the light fixture just fits in the top curve of the secretary and not an inch to spare! I've always love this piece and I believe its oak.
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Very nice curved glass, drop front, oak secretary. Are you enjoying the piece in your house now?
Is it a Larkin? It is beautiful.....I love old Oak pieces the color the grain. It has the original mirror still very nice. Most of these I see with new mirrors.
Thank you, officialfuel. I was wondering how to title the piece. And, no..I'm enjoying these wonderful things through the pictures I've been posting on this website; they're the way they should be in my grandmother's home. They belonged there--they were complete there. They are in storage now. In time, I will find new ways of using them. I guess you could say I morn the loss of the house.
Thank you, James. How do I find out if it's a Larkin? How did you know from a web picture that it still had it's original mirror?
I could see the deep bevel around the outside edge. Most people would be happy just to have a flat new mirror in there if the old one was gone. A new mirror with a bevel like that would cost a big buck.
There should be a Larkin paper label on the back if it is Larkin. It looks like it was a grand old house. It is sad you have that secretary in storage :-(
http://www.antiqueweb.com/articles/larkin_antique_furniture.html
Here is a start. There are some other sites that are at the end of the 2nd page.
Thank you, James. I will check the sites out. So nice of you to help. (I try to spend time in the storage every week--going through things--but I'll find myself just staring instead. My grandmother's wasn't big-- just a Craftsman bungalow--but there was a hundred years of living in it.)
my granny had one very similar, beautiful
Thank you, senor_trunk.
When I was a little girl back east a friend we knew had one similar that I admired. Your piece is beautiful!! [Even as a child I loved such pieces of fine furniture.]
Jackie, the last post here seems to have been about 5 years ago ! My only comment about your items and how you have them in storage is... stare away !! As you delve into the details of your grandparents items you will begin to know exactly where they belong in your home.... if you haven't already by now !! Love seeing the pictures as they remind me of homes of my youth.