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Posted 9 years ago
Manikin
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Victorian dresser with hankie drawers
This is a solid walnut piece, with raised drawer panels of beautiful burled walnut. It was my grandmothers and now mine . The pulls made of brass are original to dresser . Posting on question of pulls on a post from" the eccentriccollector" a few days ago to show mine , raised panels are solid wood as is drawers no veneer and knapp dovetail joints.Not the best photo but I am painting in room right now :-)
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Love your dresser Manikin! And agree the glass knows aren't original to the other posted :-)
Those pieces are made with beautiful wood, and full of stories you could hear if you listen to them!
Impossible to compare with Ikea's ; -)
Grrr... KNOBS, not knows!
Hi kyratango and thank you . This dresser is so heavy made to last forever :-) and how are you today ? busy painting here . I hate the smell but there comes a time you need to change color scheme , my down stairs is modern and upstairs antique furniture lol it a mix for sure lol
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.
I like the faux locks on each drawer.
The knapp dovetail on yours is indicative of late 1870s+ production.
scott
I am reposting some photo's of the strange dove tail circle joints Scott
That style was short lived.
It was used from the late 1870s- 1910.
Also known as the cove and pin joint.
scott
All the years I have had it and never looked at strange joints . Thanks Scott :-)
When I see that joint, more often than not it is with OAK furniture that I would classify as late 1890s- 1910.
scott
This is sure not oak I would agree on date 1870-1900 at latest Scott . I guess I have to look at all my antique furniture now to see joints :-) I have a Victorian Mahogany bed with no joints it is slide one piece into the next and glued .
I have never seen a 'cove and pin' joint! Not even on the Antiques Roadshow! Thanks for the lesson! It sure is pretty joint! Must have been hard to do without electric tools. Is that a regional thing?
Eastlake used cove and pin dovetails on quite a few of it's pieces. It was really time consuming to make this joint. They started to phase it out in America 1890 when mass production and machine cut joints were becoming the new thing. In Europe they resisted the idea of machine cut joints but like all things the mass production took over eventually. It isn't a well known or even commonly noticed joint. That alone adds to the attraction to many collectors.
It is a machine made joint.
Charles Knapp patented the machine to make the joint in 1872:
https://www.google.com/patents/US122390?dq=122390+A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiunbS-0sDKAhWFQCYKHd9sAm4Q6AEIHDAA
Being machine cut is obvious to anyone who has ever seen a hand cut cove and pin joint.
Our walnut set has the same joint as this one.
Comment was based on your words:
"It was really time consuming to make this joint. They started to phase it out in America 1890 when mass production and machine cut joints were becoming the new thing."
scott
fhr so glad to see you popped on CW today ! miss seeing you :-( hugs to you and wife
When I look at these I always imagine that the two top drawers are for jewellery. A beauty !
I am glad Scott agrees I did say machine cut joints were becoming the new thing. I will email you Mani, things are good on this end for now.
Ok fhr I will watch for email :-)
Thank you bladerunner22 :-) I am sure a few Sherman pieces would fit in those drawers <wink>
Wow, it's a real beautiful piece Mani, a treasure from generations gone by!!
Incredible dresser!! They sure don't make 'em like that anymore! Really very beautiful!!!
What a wonderful piece of furniture, you're lucky to have it Sis!
An interesting article on the Knapp joint.
http://discoverypub.com/columns/csa/csa2004_10.html
It would be very interesting to find out if you have a family connection to him.
Thank you bro ! interesting read :-) stay warm xo
Many many thanks to all you great folks :-) much appreciated
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Mani, thanks for posting this beautiful dresser.
We have a full walnut bedroom set with those joints and never knew the story of them. Although our set was not a family heirloom, Knapp is a family name on my wife's side.
Interesting article Walks, thanks for posting it. It pretty much backs up most of the above comments. Always nice to have more info. Mani has a keeper.
Such a stunning piece
Thank you so much Aimathena :-) xo
This dresser is gorgeous!!! I love, love those drawer pulls (a person would have to pay a pretty penny if they were to buy them separately) and the drawers at the top is like the icing on the cake ;) Better yet, the icing must be that it was your grandmothers!!!
xoxo
Thank you share :-) yes being my grandmothers makes it extra special to me :-) xo
Very nice dresser! I have a table posted where the drawer has this type joint; yours is only the second one ever (after mine) that I have seen like this (yours looks to be much better quality though). And being a family piece makes it so very special, thanks for sharing!
StillLearning, Thank you for stopping and I agree I have never seen this type joint either I guess I never paid attention in woodworking shop oops I never was in that class :-) Thanks again for stopping
Mani that is beautiful. Happy you are getting good information about it. I have to give you two thumbs up for the "hankie" word. My dad is 82 and still carries a "hankie" every day. I've done laundry there enough to know he better have them in his drawer every day. ;)
My grandmother used to have some very nice ones too.
Thanks for sharing this special piece.
Thank you OneGoodFind . I remember my Mom ironing my Dad's Hankies he always had one . I wish I had kept some of the beautiful one's my Grandmother had, No Kleenix in her day :-) Thank you so much again for stopping and glad it brought back memories .
Wow, look at these joints! These were made to last and to grant one would pass it to the next generations. And it is a beautiful piece of furniture that would certainly fit the decor style of modern lofts and "trendy" homes. I want one!
mcheconi thank you :-) your mannequin would look lovely on this dresser . So nice to see you !
Thank you glassiegirl ,holymosy and Recordmantime I sure appreciate you stopping and tapping on the love :-)
Perhaps OAK is to mean One of a Kind - Oak wood.