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Posted 9 years ago
theeccentr…
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I have this lovely dresser and I have no clue about it's age or style. I think it's very cool but I have always wondered about it. Measures, 42 long, 36 tall and 18.5 deep. Please, tell me what you might know about it! Thanks!
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Wow - that skirt is fantastic! Those are some very fine dovetails. Interesting lock fronts. Are the decorations on the sides carved from the side supports or applied?? Same with the decorations of the drawer front - carved from the wood, or applied? It helps if you can describe the piece as if the person you are describing it to is blind. Mo info, mo better.
You can put in two categories. I'd also put it in American furniture.
Not arts and crafts-- it is earlier.
I'd just call it an American "Victorian Dresser" and date it from about the 1860s.
Base wood looks to be walnut with the raised drawer pieces being another wood (cannot see very well from the photos-- maybe mahogany or mahogany veneer??).
I really like the pressed glass drawer handles.
scott
Scottvez - what do you think about the skirt? It is very distinctive and quite unusual. Is it regional - or a maker's whimsy?
I wouldn't consider it unusual-- just a decorative touch to enhance appearance.
scott
Here is a similar example (base). It is on the bottom of the page:
http://www.andersonamericanantiques.com/photo.html
This example has a marble top and mirror, but the base is very similar.
scott
Except for the turned supports on the sides, I would not have called that Victorian, seems like a jumble of design elements, I would have said Arts and Crafts judging by the front panels and the apron. The drawer pulls are lovely.
Both have turned supports on the side.
Too many curves for A & C.
scott
Wow, you are good, scottvez! How did you find something some similar? I think you are spot on. Thank you for your help!!!
Glad to help out. I was lucky with the search-- found it fairly quickly looking under "victorian dresser". It was in the first couple of rows under "images".
scott
I would agree on the Victorian but not the knobs. I'm quite sure those are not original.
AZ-- usually found with carved shell/ leaf pulls as shown in posting #5.
I believe that type of pull would have multiple holes and would have left residue/ discoloration on the drawer front which doesn't seem to be the case. Better photos may reveal they are replacements. Close up photos of the drawer pulls from the front and back may show signs of a replacement.
Pressed glass pulls like these are of the era, but certainly not typical for this style.
scott
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/178916-a-part-of-my-elvis-lps-collection-record?in=user
I have a dresser with same raised panels with original knobs agree the glass are not original to it . See the corner of my dresser and a pull on this post on photo 2 you can see hankie drawer pull .Metal with a metal loop pull . I could post full dresser also.
oh and raised panels are solid wood not veneer on mine.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/179957-victorian-dresser-with-hankie-drawers-wa
Nice dresser mani.
I don't think there is a standard drawer pull on these.
I have seen knobs of wood, glass and metal; larger double drilled rings of metal as well as larger carved wood pulls.
Additional photos should help to determine.
scott
Thank you for your courteous and informative response, Scott.