Posted 8 years ago
harmony671
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This is a new find for me, I only know that it is bureau style desk.
After doing a bit of research and pulling out all the drawers, the top boxes with the white mushroom knobs are a later edition, the dovetailing on the drawers don't match those of the bureau or the small drawer in the pigeon holes. Also after a close look at the bureau's drawers I believe they may have been hand made not factory made, they are not exactly alike and there appears to be markings that suggest someone was adjusting the fit.
I can't find any markings on the lock plates, but I did find evidence it had been refinished, would it be alright to clean the lock plates? Can you find keys for these? TIA
One last find the pulls on the bureau drawers are a later edition, but not recent, the nuts on the pulls are square, not hexagon.
I found it at a garage sale, I was told it was originally purchased at an antique store in Austin, TX.
Looks like a slant top desk, missing the top. Do you have the top/ lid for it?
scott
Scott, Yes that is what I was thinking too, my husband and I plan to replace it the hardware is still present and functioning, but the previous owner bought it without the top/lid/desk. Do you have any idea the style or age?
Looks to be late 19th century. The drawers with raised panel and key holes look similar to what I have seen on some late Victorian and Eastlake furniture, so it is probably from the same era.
Are the drawer pulls replaced? They look odd. Check the back of the drawer for extra holes that have been covered (on the front) by the large brass hardware.
scott
Scott,
Thank you for your insight if you read the description it has been updated to reveal what I've discovered.
If you haven't already - I wouldn't clean the lock plates.